Summary of File Manager functions
File Manager functions are listed below, arranged according to the tasks they can perform and the data types you can use them with.
Where a File Manager function has an equivalent panel that you can use
under ISPF, the panel option number is listed in the Equivalent panel column. Functions
marked (batch only)
cannot be used in REXX procedures or TSO clists.
For a list of functions where you can use templates, see Where can you use templates?.
Listing catalogs and directories
What you can list | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
System catalog entries | SCS | 3.4 |
VSAM catalog entries | SCS | 3.4 |
VTOC entries | DVT | 3.5 |
OAM objects | ODL | 6.1 |
MQ Managers | MQL | 9.1 |
MQ Queues | Queues | 9.1 after selecting a manager |
Editing, updating, comparing, and creating data
What you can edit | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
VSAM data | DSEB (batch only) | 2 |
Sequential data | DSEB (batch only) | 2 |
CICS® resource | DSEB (batch only) | 2 |
What you can update | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
VSAM data | DSU (batch only) | |
Sequential data | DSU (batch only) | |
CICS® resource | DSU (batch only) |
What you can compare | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
VSAM data | DSM | 3.11 |
Sequential data | DSM | 3.11 |
MQ data | DSM | 3.11 |
CICS® resource | DSM | 3.11 |
What you can create | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
Sequential data | DSG | 3.1 |
VSAM data | DSG | 3.1 |
MQ data | DSG | 3.1 |
Tape data | BT | 4.7 |
CICS® resource | DSG | 3.1 |
Copying data
Copy from | Copy to (function, equivalent panel) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VSAM | QSAM | Tape | OAM | REXX | MQ | CICS® | |
VSAM | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | VT, 4.2.6 | VO, 6.6.3 | VX | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 |
QSAM | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | ST, 4.2.7 QT, 4.2.7 | SO, 6.6.4 QO, 6.6.4 | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | |
Tape | TV, 4.2.4 | TS, 4.2.5 TQ, 4.2.5 | TT, 4.2.1 TTR, 4.2.2 TLT, 4.2.3 | TX | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | |
OAM | OV, 6.6.1 | OS, 6.6.2 OQ, 6.6.2 | OO, 6.6.5 | ||||
REXX | XV | XT | |||||
MQ | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | ||
CICS® | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 | DSC, 3.3 |
Printing data
What you can print | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
VSAM data | DSP | 3.2 |
Sequential data | DSP | 3.2 |
MQ data | DSP | 3.2 |
CICS® resource | DSP | 3.2 |
Tape data | TP | 4.5 |
Tape data | TP | 4.5 |
CKD disk tracks | DP | 5.3 |
OAM objects | OP | 6.3 |
Erasing data
What you can erase | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
Tape records | ERT | 4.13 |
OAM objects | OE | 6.5 |
Managing data sets
What you can do | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
Alter a data set | DSFA | |
Allocate a data set | DSFC | |
Delete a data set | DSFD | |
Rename a data set | DSFR |
Managing tapes
What you can do | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
Space backward by record | BSR | 4.15.3 |
Space backward by file | BSF | 4.15.1 |
Space forward by record | FSR | 4.15.4 |
Space forward by file | FSF | 4.15.2 |
Rewind | REW | 4.15.5 |
Rewind and unload | RUN | 4.15.6 |
Initialize | INT | 4.12 |
Write tape marks | WTM | 4.11 |
Compare two tapes | TTC | 4.9 |
Print tape label information | TLB | 4.8 |
Print a tape map | TMP | 4.6 |
Managing your processing environment
What you can do | Function | Equivalent panel |
---|---|---|
Query File Manager version | VER | See note |
Format DBCS data | FMT | 3.0 |
End File Manager job | EOJ | |
Change processing options | SET | 0 |
Note: To query the File Manager version from the ISPF interface, select from the action bar. |