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Working with File Manager
Using File Manager utilities
Managing catalog entries
To manage your catalog entries from within File Manager, you can use the Catalog Services Utility.

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.
    - Available catalog services
    - Selecting your service
    - Working with a list of catalog entries
      When you select the “List catalog entries” option on the Catalog Services panel, a list of catalog entries is displayed.
    - Viewing your Catalog Entry Details
    - Defining a new Catalog Entry
    - Changing an existing Catalog Entry
    - Deleting a catalog entry
    - Recalling catalog entries
  - 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

Managing catalog entries

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

Catalog Services uses IDCAMS system services to obtain and process catalog information. For instance, the effect of using the Alter, Define, and Delete services, is the same as using the equivalent IDCAMS command with the same parameters.

Note: To use Catalog Services effectively, you need a basic understanding of the catalog system and IDCAMS usage. For more information about IDCAMS, see z/OS DFSMS Access Method Services for Catalogs.

The tasks and concepts described in this section are: