IRI NextForm migrates and transforms data quickly and efficiently – ideal for format conversion, integration, and legacy replacement.
Unlock the full potential of your application data: IRI NextForm extracts data, programs, and databases from rigid legacy structures and dependencies. Greater data diversity also increases flexibility and ease of use.
Future-proof your data: IRI NextForm converts old formats into modern structures so data can be used seamlessly in new applications. It replicates databases, harmonizes data types, documents layouts, and enables federated views for faster insights.
Higher performance at lower cost: By removing unnecessary data during processing, NextForm reduces I/O workload and storage requirements. It also significantly shortens development and runtime while enabling simple data control thanks to intuitive field mapping.
IRI NextForm supports an exceptionally wide range of data types and formats – over 100+ data types at its core:
- Characters & Encodings: ASCII, Unicode (UTF-16), Single-/Multibyte (e.g., CJK)
- Numeric Types: all common numerics including Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal
- Legacy Types: EBCDIC (COBOL MF & RM)
- Date/Time: Date, Timestamp
- Complex Types: Composite / structured fields
- Endian Formats: Big- and Little-Endian
- Structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data
- Formats such as CSV, XML, JSON, COBOL files, PDFs, emails
IRI NextForm covers modern, classic, and legacy data types in full – including conversion between them.