Replace Db2 Web Query with m-Power

Many IBM i companies have already used m-Power to move off Db2 Web Query and rebuild the reports their businesses rely on. m-Power lets you recreate reports, dashboards, scheduled runs, email delivery, and Excel output over your existing Db2 for i data...without moving your data.

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Why teams move to m-Power

“m-Power does everything that Web Query can, and more.”

Moving off Web Query shouldn't mean giving up what your reports do. m-Power rebuilds them over your live Db2 for i data and keeps the capabilities your users count on, like drill-downs, scheduled runs, email delivery, and Excel or PDF output. As one IT Director stated, “m-Power does everything that Web Query can, and more.”

  • Rebuild your Web Query reports over live Db2 for i data
  • Keep drill-downs, scheduling, email delivery, and Excel or PDF output
  • Let business users run and build their own reports, under IT's rules
  • Own the standard code, with unlimited users and no per-seat fees
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Reporting rebuilt with m-Power over Db2 for i data

Two IBM i Shops That Already Replaced Db2 Web Query

Both moved their reporting to m-Power, and both wrote up how it went.

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Cat Pumps | Manufacturing

300+ Web Query reports, rebuilt in-house

When IBM discontinued Db2 Web Query support, Cat Pumps had more than 300 reports built up over 13 years, and a quote for the full enterprise BI product that came back "outrageously high." Their three-person IT team rebuilt the reports in m-Power instead, and kept every capability their users relied on: Scheduled runs, email delivery, and Excel output. "m-Power does everything that Web Query can, and more," says IT Director Steve Keller.
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Frost King | Manufacturing

Hundreds of reports, migrated with no downtime

Frost King runs the business on IBM i and had built up hundreds of Web Query reports, many joining ERP and warehouse data. After demos from five or six vendors, they chose m-Power. A report-by-report toggle let them cut over gradually, with the old Web Query version always available as a fallback, so production never broke. "I sent a simple report as part of the demo, and you guys got it done in an hour," says CIO Jeff Adler.
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If you run into any type of issues, they're right there to hold your hand and get you through it.

Steve Keller, IT Director, Cat Pumps

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I would recommend you guys. I mean that not just to make you feel good. I say that sincerely. We're happy.

Jeff Adler, CIO, Frost King

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Getting dropped by Web Query was actually a blessing in disguise. m-Power is like Web Query on steroids!

IT Director at a Fortune 1000 company

Built to Work How You Already Work

Replacing Web Query doesn't have to mean a risky, all-at-once cutover. Here's how these teams did it:

In-house, with us, or both

Cat Pumps rebuilt their reports in-house after one training class. Frost King took a services jump-start, then built well over a hundred reports on their own.

Cut over one report at a time

Frost King added a check to each job so it ran the m-Power report once it was ready, or the Web Query version if not. Rollback stayed available the whole way.

Keep your scheduled jobs

The existing scheduled jobs didn't change. Users kept getting their reports on time, from m-Power or Web Query, throughout the move.

Start With Reporting, Grow Into a Platform

Plenty of our Web Query customers use m-Power just for reporting, and that's perfectly fine. But, m-Power can build any type of web application your business needs. One customer, Frost King, has already moved past reporting into data management, with apps that let departments update their own tables.

Dashboards

Turn the reports you already rely on into live dashboards over the same data.

Portals and web apps

Give staff, customers, or vendors a secure view, or build full applications over your Db2 for i data.

Data management

Build apps that let business users update their own tables, the way Frost King's purchasing team maintains its tariff table.

Common questions

What teams ask us when they're moving off Db2 Web Query. Don't see your question? Ask us. You'll talk to a real person who knows the product.

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We only want reporting. Is m-Power still a good fit?

Yes. Reporting is one of the most common reasons teams come to us from Db2 Web Query, and it is something m-Power does well. Cat Pumps rebuilt more than 300 Web Query reports on it and kept every capability. You can use m-Power for reporting alone and never touch the rest, and it is still a strong fit.

Yes. m-Power builds reports directly over your existing Db2 for i data, on-premise or in the cloud, with no database migration. Reports run over live data. It also works across other databases if you have them.

You keep your data where it is, so there is no database to migrate. What you rebuild is the reporting. Frost King moved hundreds of reports over report by report, with the old Web Query version still available as a fallback, so production never broke. Our team helps you rebuild the reports that matter, and you can build it yourself, have us build it, or mix the two.

Yes. You can hand report-building and self-service to business users while IT controls what data each person can reach, using the same security model that governs your other m-Power applications.

m-Power is a full low-code development platform, not just a reporting tool. Over the same Db2 data you can build dashboards, portals, and web applications. Frost King went beyond reporting into data management, building apps that let business users update their own tables without IT.

Last updated: July 2026

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Here's how the demo works:

  • We learn what you run on Db2 Web Query today and what you need to keep
  • We build one of your reports live, so you see it over real data
  • We walk through building it yourself with m-Power versus having our team do it
  • If it makes sense, we scope a proof of concept over your data

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