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File Manager for z/OS

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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

Allow IMS to connect to a specified DB2 region. Allows DBD Exit to interface with DB2 on update to IMS DB segment.

Add ability for File Manager for IMS to connect and communicate to a specified DB2 region when using BMP. In an actual environment, IMS does connect/communicate with DB2. Does not appear it can be done with File Manager (appears it can be with Fil...
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

File Manager GUI plugin - Grouping of suppressed records does not display single mode

We did some testing and found that not selecting ‘Group Suppressed Records' the host returns the IMS segment data via theXML. When you click on a an IMS segment the FM Plugin can easily use this IMS data to populate the single dialog box. With ‘Gr...
about 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 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

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