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IBM File Manager for z/OS® User's Guide and Reference Version 14.1.20
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  • About this document
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  • Working with File Manager
  • File Manager Reference
  • Messages
  • XML definitions for a template
  • Support resources
  • Accessibility features for File Manager
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  1. Home
  2. Working with File Manager
  3. Using File Manager utilities
  • 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
      • Managing catalog entries

        To manage your catalog entries from within File Manager, you can use the Catalog Services Utility.

      • Displaying a Volume Table of Contents (VTOC)
      • Browsing AFP Print documents
      • Browsing your user storage
      • Viewing load module information

        Use View Load Module to display or print a list of the symbols in a load module (or program object).

      • Working with WebSphere® MQ

        You can access WebSphere® MQ queues on the z/OS® system where File Manager is running.

    • Tape Specific Functions
    • 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

Using File Manager utilities

File Manager offers many utilities that you can use to work with your data, memory and storage systems.

This chapter provides information about and instructions for using these utilities. The major tasks and concepts are:

  • Managing catalog entries
  • Displaying a Volume Table of Contents (VTOC)
  • Browsing AFP Print documents
  • Browsing your user storage
  • Viewing load module information
  • Managing catalog entries
    To manage your catalog entries from within File Manager, you can use the Catalog Services Utility.
  • Displaying a Volume Table of Contents (VTOC)
  • Browsing AFP Print documents
  • Browsing your user storage
  • Viewing load module information
    Use View Load Module to display or print a list of the symbols in a load module (or program object).
  • Working with WebSphere MQ
    You can access WebSphere® MQ queues on the z/OS® system where File Manager is running.

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