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File Manager for z/OS

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Comma Separated Values output file using copy function for File Manager Base

Please add an option for File Manager Base to export a file using the copy function, to create a comma separated values output. This has been requested by two customers in the past.
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Adding additional Key Exchange Algorithms for SSPCM

Problem Description:-We are trying to add the following key exchange algorithm(group-exchange-sha256)in B2B through customer overrides properties file like as below.security.SSHKeyExchangeAlgList=diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-g...
almost 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

File Manager performance improvement for DSLIST

End users have compared the performance of SCS data list of File Manager to SASZDLST for the samesearch sting. SASZDLST time is ELAPSED=12.65and File manager is ELAPSED=10:53.01 That is 12 seconds vs 10 minutes. It makes it really had to get progr...
over 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Format data delimited by special characters.

To fullfill this requirement, the user is aware that he must provide a self written copybook/template. Using this template he should be able to format/map a data string which has his specific format, whereby a logical field to map is delimited by ...
over 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

File manager UNDO command

IBM File Manager should provide an COMMIT command to ensure that changes during the Usage of a File Manager session can be Commited or Restored to the "before" status. This feature is available by other similar non-IBM products
over 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

ACS Enhancements

1. Associate file types to an application and be able to open the file in ACS.2. List directories and files like Windows and Navigator: The directories first in alphabetical order, then files.3. Drag and drop files from ACS to local directories.
over 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

File Manager for DB2 - add control access to IDAA

We need to be able to control whether or not File Manager for DB2 accesses data from DB2 or IDAA. Our zparms for IDAA are set to NONE, so unless we can instruct File Manager for DB2 to use IDAA, it will never access IDAA. This is a big limitation ...
about 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

extremely large DSM report in File Manager

I like AQUA or the PDTools Studio to handle these extremely large DSM reports can you please get them to raise an RFE so the development work can be scheduled for a future release.
about 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

File Manager Compare - display offset

Enhance File Manager compare output to show offset when using record field display. It is possible to have several field in a cobol recordstructure with same name. The compare then shows the name only, but not which one of the fields.
about 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Always option for Edit Template in File Manager

In the File Manager product, in the view options panel is there a way to make the Edit Template an "Always"? File Manager for DB2 allows me to do this
about 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

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