Working with File Manager
- File Manager overview
- Getting started with File Manager
- Viewing and changing data sets
  To view data stored in a supported data set, use the View Utility or the Edit Utility.
- Creating and editing templates
  For many tasks performed with File Manager, you can manipulate your view of a data set by applying a template.
- Working with the Template List
  Display a list of templates and perform actions on them.
- Filtering records with templates
- Managing data sets
- Using File Manager utilities
- Tape Specific Functions
  - Specifying tape input or output
    - Tape density and mode values
    - Tape block size considerations
  - Specifying the number of tape files to process
  - Processing tapes with data-check errors
  - ASCII translation
  - Exported Stacked Volumes (ESVs)
  - Using primary commands with Tape Specific Functions
  - Tape Browse (option 4.1)
  - Tape Data Copy Function (option 4.2)
  - Tape Update (option 4.3)
  - Tape Record Load (option 4.4)
  - Tape Print (option 4.5)
  - Tape Map (option 4.6)
  - Create Tape Data (option 4.7)
    Use Create Tape Data to write simple test records to a tape file. You specify the tape that is to contain the records, the number of records, and the record length.
  - Tape Label Display (option 4.8)
  - Tape to Tape Compare (option 4.9)
  - Tape Record Scan (option 4.10)
  - Write Tape Mark (option 4.11)
  - Initialize Tape (option 4.12)
  - Erase Tape (option 4.13)
  - Exported Stacked Volume List (option 4.14)
  - Tape Positioning Functions (option 4.15)
- Disk/VSAM Data Functions
- OAM Functions
- Using UNIX™ System Services and the Hierarchical File System
- Introduction to programming with File Manager functions
- Enhancing File Manager processing
  You can enhance normal processing of a number of File Manager tasks by supplying a procedure that runs in conjunction with the File Manager process.
- Redefines criteria
  Redefines criteria can be specified for a field with a REDEFINES clause, or a field that is the target of a REDEFINES clause.
- Enhanced ISPF: Reference List, Search, Change, and PDSE Workbench
  File Manager provides several enhancements to the basic facilities that are available in an ISPF session: Enhanced Reference List, Enhanced Search, Enhanced Change, and PDSE Workbench.
- File Manager Service Provider for z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition
  File Manager Service Provider for IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition enables client applications to access IBM Z data sources using z/OS Connect.
- Function and panel reference lists

Tape density and mode values

Table 1 and Table 2 show the density and mode values that are available.

Table 1. Density∕mode values for tapes that are not 7-track
Tape Mode (mm)	3480 / 3490 Cartridge Tapes
08 28 00 or BU 20 or IM	Compaction (IDRC), buffered write mode Compaction (IDRC), immediate write mode No compaction, buffered write mode No compaction, immediate write mode
Tape Mode (mm)	3400 Tapes
C8 * C0 * D0 *	800 bpi, dual density 1600 bpi, dual density 6250 bpi, dual density
Tape Mode (mm)	3424 / 9348 Tapes
42 * 62 * C2 * , 00 or BU E2 * , 20 or IM	1600 bpi, buffered write mode 1600 bpi, immediate write mode 6250 bpi, buffered write mode 6250 bpi, immediate write mode
Tape Mode (mm)	9346 / 9347 Streamer Tapes
50 or LL 60 or LS 90 or HL 30 or HS	IBM 9347, low speed, long gap IBM 9347, low speed, short gap IBM 9347, high speed, long gap IBM 9347, high speed, short gap
00 to FE	IBM 9346, forced streaming mode

Table 2. Tape conversion mode values for 7-track tapes
Tape Mode (mm)	Density (bpi)	Parity	Translation	Conversion
10 * 20 * 28 * 30 * 38 *	200	Odd Even Even Odd Odd	Off Off On Off On	On Off Off Off Off
50 * 60 * 68 * 70 * 78 *	556	Odd Even Even Odd Odd	Off Off On Off On	On Off Off Off Off
90 * A0 * A8 * B0 * B8 *	800	Odd Even Even Odd Odd	Off Off On Off On	On Off Off Off Off

Note:

For mm values marked with an asterisk (*), the tape must be positioned at the load point.
If the mm value is omitted, the system default is used.