m-Power Manual

Freemarker Overview   In all templates, m-Power uses the Freemarker template engine to create your Java Servlet Applications. While Freemarker itself is not a "complete" coding language, it is quite powerful and rich with many customizable options. When you generate any m-Power application, you will see code similar to this in the source of your […]

String Functions Available within Freemarker   There are many String Manipulation tools available to you within Freemarker. Often times, adding these Freemarker options will save you time, give you greater flexibility as a developer, and make your applications even more robust. To add these functions, simply open m-Painter and right click on the Field you […]

Numeric Functions Available within Freemarker   There are times when you may wish to control the output format of a numeric field within your Java Servlet Applications. Freemarker allows you to do this easily directly within the m-Painter environment. To add these functions, simply open m-Painter and right click on the Field you wish to […]

m-Power and Edit Codes   Are you new to the IBM and not very familiar with Edit Codes? Or have you not dealt with Edit Codes in some time? Not sure the difference between "J", "X", and "A"? Not to worry — not all of our customers are proficient with edit codes and now with […]

Control Row Layout with Freemarker   There may be times when the standard look of a Multiple Record Retrieval may not work for you. For instance, let's say the row you want to print is relatively short (perhaps only one field), and there are many rows to display. Rather than having all the data in […]

Using HTML Edit Codes to Control Data Rounding   This documentation describes how to use HTML edit codes to hide a decimal field from view, while still allowing it to be used in calculating sub and grand total levels. To begin with, be sure to use the Web 2.0 Report template when building your application. […]