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    File Manager - add option to export 'formatted mode' results into Microsoft Excel or other

    When I open a file in FM using template or a copybook, I can see column names at the top and then rows of data (100 records). I would like to be able to export results (in that formatted mode) to Excel, or notebook. The same way as I can export SQ...
    over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    Enhance print tape labels function

    1. Decrease the runtime required to print tape labels using the TLB command in FileManager.
    over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    Provide option to force FM internal COBOL compiler, even if site compiler is found.

    Add ability to force the use of FM internal COBOL compiler. This may be as simple as providing a ZAP to replace IGYCRCTL with FMN9RCTL in module FMNMAIN. (May also need to replace IGYCDOPT with FMN9DOPT.) A more user-friendly solution would be to ...
    over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    Allow chmod command in S/FTP session

    Requesting chmod to be added as a supported command during s/ftp session, or at least send a success return code back to the sftp client
    over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Ability to handle Case Sensitive File Names Better

    Out of the box, IBM SFG allows two files with same name to co-exist. This is not the behavior we want as we have clients sending us multiple files with same name with updated content and latest files should overwrite earlier files. To fix this, we...
    over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    Operator action message not shown in IDz

    Even though prompting operator action is outside File Manager's control, we need to have some message or indication to the developer that the dataset is waiting for an action from operator. This message could be provided by File Manager or IDz its...
    over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

    File Manager for DB2

    Today in File Aid we have the ability to set the selection criteria on any column relatively quickly by just keying in a value and running the sql. With File Manager it seems the only way to accomplish this is either getting the entire table back ...
    over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

    File Manager should use SSAs with unsigned zoned decmial fields

    File Manager/IMS batch functions will create SSAs for decimal fields. This is somewhat understandable, for binary or packed decimal fields. However, for unsigned zoned decimal fields (PIC 9999), an SSA would improve performance dramatically. Recen...
    about 13 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 6 Not under consideration

    We request that File Manager be enhanced to use some form of auxiliary temporary storage (e.g., work files) to hold change bu

    We request that File Manager be enhanced to use some form of auxiliary temporary storage (e.g., work files) to hold change buffers when there is insufficient storage in the address space to complete CHANGE command processing.
    about 13 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

    file manager clone all datasets and jcl for a specified system, by using z/os dla.

    File manager should integrate information from z/os dla, to allow all data for a specified system (including jcl) to be cloned.
    over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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