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Support the use of user and schema owner separation

Help us to DB_SCHEMA_OWNER parameter dont be ignored by SFG in order it can start to use schema owner specified?
about 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add PTF HOLD information UI66571

In the HOLD ACTION of UI66571, it described that FMNPRINT and FMNIN DD were added by this PTF.But there is no description about the impact for customer's JCL.Our customer already use FMNPRINT and FMNIN DD on their JCL as user's definition. So it a...
about 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Direct access to FM MQ functions

Please enhance File Manager for z/OS so that the MQ panels can be invoked directly ie without going through the File manager menu structure. This capability is available for many FM components, but not the MQ panels - the 'Equivalent Function' col...
about 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

New option to limit "row count" in function "export to desktop" (Plugin FileManager)

We would like another parameter to limit the "Row count" (by default with ALL) in the function "Export to Desktop".A parameter that would not be modifiable by a user of File Manager plugin.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Improve File Manager customization for invocation, including MQ libraries

This was requested by Discover Financial Services GTS IBM Team. The invocation for File Manager foreground and batch require MQ series libraries, if you want to use MQ with File Manager. There needs to be a better way to provide this information t...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Single signon for RDz file manager prespective

Provide single signon in File Manager prespective with RDz integration
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Allow IMS to connect to a specified DB2 region. Allows DBD Exit to interface with DB2 on update to IMS DB segment.

Add ability for File Manager for IMS to connect and communicate to a specified DB2 region when using BMP. In an actual environment, IMS does connect/communicate with DB2. Does not appear it can be done with File Manager (appears it can be with Fil...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

VSAM function in IBM File Manager

System: Product File Manager form zOS Description: We would like to see an enhancement to the IBM File Manager VSAM/DISK panels. We would like to see more information on VSAM datasets, and specifically the percent utilized amounts that IBM uses fo...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

FM-IMS and browsing using correct procopt

when using FM-IMS to inhibit PSBs with incorrect procopt when using Browse mode./
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

RDz FM currently doesn't have capability to display c++ source method names on load/dll compares in addition to the csect nam

We are looking for a way to have file manager be able to display c++ source method names on load/dll compares in addition to the csect name. Currently we have files in omvs that show this cross reference of csect to source name, but we would be op...
almost 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration