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File Manager for z/OS

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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 3 Delivered

Create new option to split sysprint output, would like File Manager Headers, options and $$FILEM details sent to another dd

We want to send Part 1 or Part 2 to another DD without having a separate step to extract the data. PART 1: 1IBM File Manager for z/OS 0 - 0FMNBA001 IBM File Manager for z/OS Version 11 Release 1 0FMNBA010 APF authorized 0FMNBA010 Service Levels of...
almost 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Block copy in File Manager for DB2

FM can du bloc copy for normal datasets now. It would be nice if you like in Excel could mark an area (columns and rows) and do a copy.The data could be for an email or for pasting into the same table on other rows - even another table if you need...
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

File Manager and DB2 - better REDIT

In the current FM there are a REDIT function. It will list related tables to the main table viewed. From the list you can select a table and it will open the table with all rows.Another more advanced REDIT ("DIRECT REDIT" or something, maybe "DRED...
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

How to Create GDG base in IDZ File Manager

How to Create a GDG bases by using IDZ File Manager.
almost 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

AT-TLS for PDTools Common Component Server

The CommonComponent Server for the ProblemDeterminationToolscurrently use an own TLS-configuration, cipher-specification, TLS-level and so on.On z/OS you can use AT-TLS with the newest security features without changing your program. The administr...
almost 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

Allocate sequential file modeling a VSAM file

In the ISPF panels I am trying to allocate a sequential file, modeling a VSAM file. I am going in thru <Utilities><Create>. On the Data set/path name, I key my sequential file name. For Like data set, I key the vsam file to model. For ...
almost 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Do not show fields in a copybook that are not part of a variable length record, when the length is less that the copybook

“While viewing a variable length file(QSAM/VSAM) in FileManager, using the single formatted record, it would make sense that it should first look at the two bytes of the RDW to determine how far to scroll down. Currently there is no distinction be...
almost 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

File Manager Compare utility

Request the following work: In File Manager we would like to save the compare parameters and give the set of parameters a name. Later we can reload the parameters and reuse them.
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Sort numeric fields in numeric order

When sorting a numeric field, File Manager sorts in Character order. This causes negative numeric values to be sorted in non-numeric sequence.
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

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