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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 23, 2014

File Manager /ISPF

Manual and awesome issue in File Manager when working with more that one structure imposed to a dataset. An automatic option is requested.

It seems as if all necessary data is ad hand to implement a solution.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Aug 28, 2019

    We are closing this and assuming redefines criteria meets the requirement

  • Guest
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    Mar 11, 2019

    If the structure are defined with redefines then a recent feature supporting redefines criteria allows for display of relevant fields in tabular mode. It is impossible to show different layouts in tabular mode as the headings are different for each layout - SHOW ALL ON or SHOW SUP ON will support automatic switching of data when processing in SNGL mode. The elimination of suppressed lines is supported only with redefines criteria and all the columns will be displayed in tabular mode. Columns that don't apply to a particular layout will be protected and blank. Can you confirm whether redefines criteria proved in File Manager V14 APAR PI97117 addresses this requirement - then we will close this as delivered.

  • Guest
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    Jan 22, 2016

    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
    Component - Host
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - Other

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - ISPF
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - Other

  • Guest
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    Oct 15, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - ISPF

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - ISPF
    Component - ISPF

  • Guest
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    Jun 24, 2014

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #55182 in product ISPF.