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File Manager for z/OS

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Not able to export a copy template from template editor

From the template editor, there is no possibilityto export the copybook as it is possible using choice 7.2 on ISPF.
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

IMS Batch Load Dataset cannot be specified with DD

File Manager IMS Batch load utility only allows us to code the load LDDSN=<dataset name> as a part of $$FILEM statements. It should allow for use of DD like all other File Manager utilities.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

File Manager for zOS Should Support MVS Product Enablement

File Manager is licensed relative to the size of the LPARs in which it runs. IBM needs to provide a mechanism to control its usage by LPAR.
about 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Save to Desktop from editor

It would be nice to have an entry at context menu to save the shown results (excluded, filtered, sorted, ...) to the desktop (DB2, Files, MQ, ...).
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

FM-LoadModule Analyzer should extract SQL SubOptions when listing CompilerOptions

When using the FM-LoadModule-Analyzer, we can list the compiler options of the load modules. If the program uses SQL, we see "SQL" as COBOL-option, but not the used SubOption. We need it specially for recognizing the ATTACH(TSO/CAF/ULI)-Option. So...
about 1 year ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

File Manager/DB2 support for IDAA

Getting a -904 SQL error using File Manager/DB2 to query an IDAA AOT table.
about 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support for PseudoRBA IAM files

We have a client that is requesting support for PseudoRBA IAM files. They use PseudoRBA for claim history files which can be quite large. File Manager did not copy their history files and maintain PseudoRBA, but they did not get a copy error eithe...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

FileManager member listing.

Add a function to FileManager which can print a member listing. The function would need to be batch compatible and able to perform the listing out of a DD filename to accomodate non-cataloged data sets. The function would accomodate a range of mem...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Document all File Manager Messages

Customer is requesting all File Manager messages to be documented.
about 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Display of PDS/PDSE directory information.

based on a member list, (like a loadlib), a command next to a member entry should show the directory information.
almost 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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