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File Manager for z/OS

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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.
about 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

File Manager to recognize Regular Expressions to use for Searching for value strings to change or for deletion.

This RFE is to request Regular Expressions be recognized by File Manager, specifically in the Find/Change option to better assist customers with, e.g., mass changes to JCL libraries.
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future 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

Show migrated dataset in Formatted Editor

Using File Manager V14.1 in IDz, when we use the Formatted Editor to view a migrated PDS, the first time it does not show the members in the migrated PDS. So when I click "View" it fails with the message "Member name is required". But the second t...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Is a defect

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

Default Message Length to Blank for File Manager MQ Edit

When inserting a message on a queue in file Manager, the insert message length defaults the length of the queue. This length is often very large and if left as defaulted actually results in a Virtual Memory Storage error when trying to insert. We ...
over 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

File Manager Compare - display offset

Enhance File Manager compare output to show offset when using record field display. It is possible to have several field in a cobol recordstructure with same name. The compare then shows the name only, but not which one of the fields.
over 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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