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File Manager for z/OS

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File Manager - Editor, Template Editor - adding 'End' to indicate field's ending position in a file

In File Manager, for a field you can see starting position, length but not ending position. We can see ending position on mainframe and this is very important, because we need to know where the field begins and where it ends. We are working with c...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 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

DEF for VSAM with AIX in FileManager brings only Cluster, no AIX or PATH

Re-Engineering an VSAM-Cluster with AIX and PATH with FileManager-Command DEF brings only "Define Cluster"-Statement. AIX and PATH have to be generated separately. But VSAM with AIX is like a Bundle, in nearly all cases you need all parts of it.
almost 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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