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File Manager for z/OS

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FM to remember the latest selection criteria previously enter as and when FM is executed

Cause : On Production, to create/save template/copybook is not allow. Hence, User needs to use dynamic template and this is not practical as the selection criteria has to be input every single times Screenshot per the attached - When we leave this...
about 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

FM/IMS LIST=ACTIVE to show only active IMS-subsys like in FM/DB2

In FM/DB2 there is an option in FMN2POPT to list only the active DB2's when you get the popup to select you r db2 subsys. In FM/IMS this is not available. We always try to install on 1 system and roll out to all other systems. So we could realize ...
over 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Batch Execution for File Manager Copy Wizard

File Manager component of IDz currently has a copy wizard that can copy a tape file using TSO tape mount authority. We are reluctant to enable that functionality due to concerns over contention. In the host version of File Manager, there is a batc...
over 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Future consideration

The VLM function of the File Manager generates superfluous information in the output report (FMNREPT) section

The VLM function of File Manager is usefull to generate an output file that display a lot of information about the module(s) in question: it’s interesting. However the output file also contains other information that are more or less superfluous i...
over 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Future consideration

PD Tools - File Manager V14.1 - MQ files editor: automatic conversion to EBCDIC?

We will need to use a template with MQFMT_NONE as recommended, when in doubt about the original encoding of messages in a queue.But it would be much better if, by default, the message is displayed in this original encoding, with the possibility of...
almost 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhance File Manager SET command to LIST, SAVE, RESTORE, EXPORT, and DELETE File Manager variables

The File Manager SET function is used to change various File Manager options that affect the processing of other File Manager functions. It can RESET the options, which sets them all to the current defaults as defined in the File Manager options t...
almost 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Improve FM user's guide documentation - RDW fields

Allstate requested we provide the default values when the INRDW and OUTRDW fields are not provided with a DSC or other function. I don't see the default values documented in the publications.
about 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Data Shifting on File Manager display on pack COMP-3 data field

Data shifting to the right on File Manager when the data field is a packed Comp-3 value.
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

File Manager EDIT Allows PACK ON while ISPF Global configuration option Global_Disable_Pack=YES in effect

We have an ISPF Configuration modified via usermod where we have enabled Global_Disable_Pack=YES so that no ISPF users are able to create PDS Member(s) with PACK ON , however realized File Manager EDIT allow users with PACK ON on the systems where...
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Support the use of user and schema owner separation

Help us to DB_SCHEMA_OWNER parameter dont be ignored by SFG in order it can start to use schema owner specified?
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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