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File Manager for z/OS

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Pdtool Plugin for RDz - allow altering VSAM file attributes using File Manager

This is a request to allow altering of VSAM file attributes using PDTools Plugin for File Manager.
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

PD Tools, File Manager, Compare Wizard - Retain previous settings when doing mutlple compares

System: Product: PD Tools, File Manager in RDz 9.0.1.2. When performing multiple file compares using the Compare Wizard, any previously used settings are not retained from a previous compare.
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Delivered

Use more than 80 characters on a Wide Screen Compare

The results/report from the FM GUI on an Wide Screen compare only uses an 80 column format.
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

batch SQL execution with commits

We need functionality equivalent to Compuware's Fileaid batch DB2 SQL execution with a pre-defined commit frequency. File Manager does not any batch SQL capability at all.
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

Bring Security errors from System Log to PDTCC job log and/or return to end-user

Currently, security errors in accessing the PDTCC are obscured from the end-user and technical support staff. Rather than being return to the user in the interface they utilized (either the actual security failure message or a message indicating a...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

Support row duplication in Datasource explorer

In Datasource table editor, we can insert a new row, but we cannot duplicate a row, which we can do so in DB2 File Manager on host.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

color setting of file manager plugin

Color settingModify background color
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Export wizard in plugin PDTOOLS V12

Hi Export a table in DB2 RDz does not work as in Z / os. when exporting the user is required to allocate the file before exporting while in Z / os we have a panel type definition file and calculation itself the file size.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Allow Dynamic Offset to be used in File Manager plugin

Developers can easily apply a dynamic offset to a file when opening from File Manager in ISFP. When using the File Manager in PD Tools plugin (which is installed on top of RDz or CICSExplorer), developers need to create a template first, which cau...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

Select distination lpar in Copy Wizard

When copying a dataset/lib in FileManager Copy Wizard you can't select where the copy should end up. It will be on the same lpar as the source.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

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