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File Manager for z/OS

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Enhance PDTools plug-ins to provide Multi Factor Authentication capability

Customer's team uses plug-ins to access the PD Tools products (FA, FM, DT, APA), but they must enable MFA (multi-factor authentication, a.k.a. 2FA or 2-factor authentication) in order for their security implementation to work.
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

File Manager GUI - print / view Copybook and Templates

The File Manager GUI Template Editor is missing needed capabilities found in the 3270 interface (3.13)
over 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Delivered

RUNTEMP feature in file manager plugin

File Manager plugin for IDz sorely requires a RUNTEMP feature. On zos you can edit a template and hit F6/type Runtemp to return results without having to change the template changes. On the workstation this is not possible
about 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

File Manager - editing alias queue associated with a remote queue

We are requesting to include into File Manager this new functionality with editing an alias queue associated with a remote queue. Currently we are facing this errror: In File Manager, not able to use file manager option 9.3 to edit the LESE.KCTC.A...
about 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

An easy way to unselect a field in template Editor - File Manager v12 plugin in RDz

File Manager Template editor should have an more easy way to hide a field.
almost 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

IDz File Manager SQL console SELECT Check for excessive data transfer from host

There is no check on the size of a result set, or blocking of results from executing a SELECT statement. I can execute a SELECT that returns > 25,000 rows. Other parts of IDZ (e.g. JES spool display and even displaying member lists) issue warni...
almost 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

File Manager being able to update DFSMS-compressed datasets with DSU (Data Set Update).

BM File Manager for z/OS 7/06/2021 (2021.187)File Manager working with SMS compressed datasets - FMNBE711
almost 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Add support for totals and percentages on Compare report in File Manager

Customer today has a large group that uses the compare for regression testing. They use a report Compare Fields Statistics Report to start their analysis after they do a compare. the report lets them know how many records did not compare and provi...
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

Improved Installation documentation for File Manager/CICS

The installation instructions for File Manager/CICS are very confusing, especially if a customer does not want to implement all the methods to invoke the tool. The following ways may be used to invoke File Manager1) Using Option 10 from the ISPF M...
almost 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

RECLEN in File Manager Eclipse plugin

Like in File Manager for z/OS we want to be able to see the recordlength in a column before the data.
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered