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File Manager for z/OS

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Message d'erreur de compilation incomplet

Lors d'une erreur de compilation avec File Manager, le message d'erreur sous File Manager n'est pas clair.Il n' y a pas de rapport de listing
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Journal des utilisations du produit FM

log pour voir le nombre d'utilisateur connecté sur une journée
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Seperate DD for reports generated by File Manager Batch

Currently File Manager writes everything to SYSPRINT including reports. Reports should go to a separate DD.
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Long varchar enhancement – functionality to scroll a specified number of bytes within the column

. In Table format, scroll a specified number of bytes; similar to how PF11 (or PF10) works in Char format for flat files.
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Provide SMF Templates - allow SMF record selection

Opened on behalf of IBM Customer. File Manger to provide SMF Templates and allow the customer to use the templates to select specific records from SMF datasets
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Improve performance of RECSTATS in VIEW mode

Improve record processing time and memory usage of RECSTATS in FM VIEW mode.
almost 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

DSC - display the from and to file DCB information as part of the output

On the DSC function :Display the from and to file DCB information as part of the output as well as number of records read and records written. this is a duplicate of 25722 which was submitted by another person in our shop ...
almost 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Lock template

We would like the ability to lock templates to prevent users from accidentally saving criteria that was intended to be temporary. This option must be intentionally set by template and users should not able to unlock from the the record identificat...
almost 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

UNICODE Support for IBM File manager DB2 GUI

File manager does actually only has support for EBCDIC code pages. This requirement is for support of UNICODE (CCSID 1200 and 1208).
almost 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

File Manager copy 2 export from the plug-in

Today, if the customer wants to do a copy to an export format, the only one available being XML, the only interactive possibility is through the 3270 interface.This feature is needed in the plug-in.
about 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration