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File Manager for z/OS

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DB2 records comparison

Support DB2 records comparsion, between the same table under different schemas. Record comparison is only supported for File, but not DB2 table rows.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Operator action message not shown in IDz

Even though prompting operator action is outside File Manager's control, we need to have some message or indication to the developer that the dataset is waiting for an action from operator. This message could be provided by File Manager or IDz its...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Make RDz can install PDTools plugin via P2

Now we cannot install PDToosl plugin to RDz via P2, it must be installed via IM. We want RDz to support P2 installation for PDTools.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

File Manager for DB2

Today in File Aid we have the ability to set the selection criteria on any column relatively quickly by just keying in a value and running the sql. With File Manager it seems the only way to accomplish this is either getting the entire table back ...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

file manager compare utility - need ability to exclude columns or fields

We need the ability to do a change detect on an extract of a table that is reloaded every day. The update timestamp is changed so we would like to exclude that from the compare.
almost 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Permit Hold fields in SNGL view

Allow fields to be Held when in SNGL view as with TABL view.
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

File Manager - add option to export 'formatted mode' results into Microsoft Excel or other

When I open a file in FM using template or a copybook, I can see column names at the top and then rows of data (100 records). I would like to be able to export results (in that formatted mode) to Excel, or notebook. The same way as I can export SQ...
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

file manager clone all datasets and jcl for a specified system, by using z/os dla.

File manager should integrate information from z/os dla, to allow all data for a specified system (including jcl) to be cloned.
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance print tape labels function

1. Decrease the runtime required to print tape labels using the TLB command in FileManager.
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Provide option to force FM internal COBOL compiler, even if site compiler is found.

Add ability to force the use of FM internal COBOL compiler. This may be as simple as providing a ZAP to replace IGYCRCTL with FMN9RCTL in module FMNMAIN. (May also need to replace IGYCDOPT with FMN9DOPT.) A more user-friendly solution would be to ...
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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