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File Manager for z/OS

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Improve File Manager customization for invocation, including MQ libraries

This was requested by Discover Financial Services GTS IBM Team. The invocation for File Manager foreground and batch require MQ series libraries, if you want to use MQ with File Manager. There needs to be a better way to provide this information t...
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Single signon for RDz file manager prespective

Provide single signon in File Manager prespective with RDz integration
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

VSAM function in IBM File Manager

System: Product File Manager form zOS Description: We would like to see an enhancement to the IBM File Manager VSAM/DISK panels. We would like to see more information on VSAM datasets, and specifically the percent utilized amounts that IBM uses fo...
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

FM-IMS and browsing using correct procopt

when using FM-IMS to inhibit PSBs with incorrect procopt when using Browse mode./
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

RDz FM currently doesn't have capability to display c++ source method names on load/dll compares in addition to the csect nam

We are looking for a way to have file manager be able to display c++ source method names on load/dll compares in addition to the csect name. Currently we have files in omvs that show this cross reference of csect to source name, but we would be op...
almost 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

File Manager plugin -selections as rectangular

The RDZ editor does not currently have the capability to select a subsetof the data so that it can be cut into the clip board and then pasted back again later
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

XMLVIEW function is not present in FM DB2 plug-in

There is no way to see XML data on the XML column in the FM DB2 plug-in. Meanwhile in ISPF FM DB2 offers XMLVIEW command where XML can be viewed.
about 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

FM GUI to Generate SQL

Create SQL code in the GUI similar to the 3270 interface
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow chmod command in S/FTP session

Requesting chmod to be added as a supported command during s/ftp session, or at least send a success return code back to the sftp client
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Ability to handle Case Sensitive File Names Better

Out of the box, IBM SFG allows two files with same name to co-exist. This is not the behavior we want as we have clients sending us multiple files with same name with updated content and latest files should overwrite earlier files. To fix this, we...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration