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File Manager for z/OS

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Support audit log in PDTools server IPVSRV

Support the audit log tracking in IPVSRV, provide similar functionality as in RDZ, to track users activities in PDTools.
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

FileManager FileChange utility should allow for change in record lengths for variable blocked records

I'm using the Find/Change utility to change all the members of one PDS easily. If I do: CHANGE 'FROM' 'TO' it only works if the TO string <= to the FROM string. CHANGE FRED BARN works CHANGE FRED SUE worksCHANGE FRED BARNY finds all occurances ...
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Add a vertical line to indicate the cursor column position

File Manager clinet should add a vertical line to indicate the cursor column position, in the formatted editor view
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Don't save the password via the File Manager plugin

We use RDz V9.1.1.1 and File Manager V12 on z/OS (with the client V13 of File Manager). With RDz it is possible to prevent the user to save his password. We would like to do the same with File Manager
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Allow customer to set the protocol level for CC server

Customer would like to be able to set the protocol to be used for the CC Server.
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Delivered

File Manager Templates reuse across LPARs

I had a user request today about an improvement to File Manager in case it doesn't exists.The user was asking if there was some way to reuse the same templates across different z/OS connections. In our case an area need to mirror the same dataset ...
almost 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Limit FMgr Cobol Compiler Invocation

This RFE is a request that the IBM File-Manager product only invoke the external COBOL Compiler when needed instead of for every invocation.Modify to allow for a setting in the FMN0POPT options module, default setting, for the compiler options.
almost 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Using File Manager to edit RLS VSAM files

System: Transaction Manager with RLS VSAM FilesActor: Application developer doing tests. Application developers commonly use File Manager to edit VSAM files to prepare them for specific tests. Many times this is done while our Transaction Manager ...
almost 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

File Manager Delta Compares

Users have an issue with the File Manager Compare design going back to 2007 (or maybe earlier). Let's say you are comparing a file with hundreds of thousands of records. Each record has hundreds of fields. And within all those records we have: • A...
almost 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Be able to change default to YES for leading zeros in numeric fields globally or by userid

FM does not currently have the ability to set the default to display leading zeroes on the Field Attribute panel (FMNPRDS3).
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

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