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My ideas: File Manager for z/OS

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Users want to know when they need to rebind their IBM File Manager for z/OS packages

[Current Product & Version]-IBM File Manager for z/OS V15 -z/OS V2.5-Db2 12 for z/OS [Environment]Data sharing in three-way sysplex environment [Problem]Our customer is planning to upgrade Db2 for z/OS and IBM File Manager for z/OS. PLAN(yyyy/...
5 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Compiledate and Compiletime of loads

It should be nice to get the list of compile date and compiletime and version of compiler of all csects in a loadmodule. This should be implemented for the languages cobol, PL/1, LE-enabled ASM, C/C++, FORTRAN for online and batch component.- all ...
about 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

File Manager Function Cost Estimation

In File Manager online(ispf) workflows add CPU cost estimation capability.
over 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

FM-LoadModule Analyzer should extract SQL SubOptions when listing CompilerOptions

When using the FM-LoadModule-Analyzer, we can list the compiler options of the load modules. If the program uses SQL, we see "SQL" as COBOL-option, but not the used SubOption. We need it specially for recognizing the ATTACH(TSO/CAF/ULI)-Option. So...
over 1 year ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support for TRS-Files and XMIT in FileManager

FileManager should support datasets like TRS-packed files,(used AMATERSE or TRSMAIN).The Suffix (sorry for windows-like wording) .TRS should be an Indicator to present a "look-into" and/or the ability to unpack it.Also a packing-ability should be ...
over 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Change FM option modules to be standard PARMLIB "styled" members.

Convert FMN0POPT, FMN1POPT, FMN2POPT, and FMN3POPT to a PARMLIB that re read during product startup. This really has slowed down the install process because we need to apply usermods to our maintenance volumes and migrate to each system. When you ...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Provide "Batch Execution" feature in File Manager Plug-in

New format Case Number: TS003037937 Provide a "Batch Execution" feature as part of relevant File Manager functions that can be performed using the IDz plug-in, e.g. Data Set Compare. If this feature is requested the FM plug-in will create a JCL de...
almost 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

FM plugin Exclude Pattern different from =

What the customer would like, that is - from the RDz/IDZ Remote Systems Explorer, right click on a sequential data set -> File Manager -> File manager editor. - when files open click Exclude records on the display button - in Exclude pattern...
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Augment Import Capabilities in FM and FM GUI

Provide the ability to import different file formats into File Manager, File Manager DB2 and File Manager IMS
about 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Document all File Manager Messages

Customer is requesting all File Manager messages to be documented.
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration