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This is being closed as we believe the functionality required here is addressed by using the export/import of templates into an XML format which should contain all the information required that can be modified and you can build import all the definitions. See option 7 from the FM/DB2 main menu, Apologies for the extremely late response as this has been available for many years.
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Development Tooling
Product - IBM File Manager
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - WebSphere
Product family - Enterprise Tooling
Product - IBM File Manager
V12 PTF UK83148 provided a template XML API which may satisfy the issues being raised here. Existing templates can be exported to XML form. The XML form is readable and can be changed with the ISPF editor, REXX exec or whatever tool eg. FM find/change. The XML form of the template can be used directly with File Manager or can be imported to the internal versions of the template. This provides the ability to manage templates via batch processes, make global changes etc. The export full screen interface provides a powerful member list facility for existing templates - showing template names and associated creator , table names. These member lists can be tailored in terms of columns displayed and filters can be applied to the columns to select only templates that have be associated with a give table per say.
Whilst this is not a printing mechanism as such - all FM templates (including DB2 templates) can now be created, updated and managed via this new Template XML API interface - meaning rebuilding templates can be automated, and DB2 templates can be processed independently of functions that created them.