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Creating and editing templates
For many tasks performed with File Manager, you can manipulate your view of a data set by applying a template.
Managing templates
Creating a template from a model template

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.
  - Template types and structure
    A File Manager template is a collection of information that you can use to select and format records and fields in an application data set.
  - Template repository
    The template repository is a VSAM KSDS file that is used to associate a data set or resource name with its corresponding template.
  - Managing templates
    - Setting your template processing options
    - Specifying or updating the source definition for a copybook template
    - Advanced copybook selection
    - Creating a copybook template with the Template Workbench
    - Setting up a template to be used with segmented data
    - Creating a template from a model template
    - Creating dynamic templates
    - Creating corresponding templates from selected copybooks
      You can create multiple templates from a PDS of copybooks by using the Template Build Utility.
    - Editing a template
    - Updating one or more templates
  - Manipulating the display of fields in records
  - Managing templates with the Template Workbench
  - Specifying scrambling options
  - Mapping fields between templates
  - Copybook View and Print Utility
    Use the Copybook View and Print Utility to view or print field definition information.
  - XML templates
    A File Manager template can be exported to an external XML format using the Template Export utility.
- 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
- 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

Creating a template from a model template

You can use the Template Workbench to create copies of an existing copybook or dynamic template. The original template serves as a model, providing template information such as record selection criteria that you can then edit in the new copy.

To create a template from an existing (model) template:

Open the Template Workbench panel by performing either of these actions
- Select option 7.1 from the Primary Option Menu.
- Issue the TVIEW primary command on either the View or the Edit panel. If TVIEW is run from an editor session, the Template Workbench contains two additional options: RC - Run using copybook and RT Run using template.
In the Data set name field in the Model Template section, type the name of the data set in which your existing template is stored.
Templates can be stored in PDS or PDSE data sets but not in a CA-Panvalet library, or a library accessed using the Library Management System Exit.
If you know it, type the Member name of the template into the relevant field or specify blanks or a pattern for the member name to have a member selection list displayed. You can then select the required member from the list.
In the Data set name field in the Template section, type the name of an existing data set, into which you want the new template to be saved.
Templates can be stored in PDS or PDSE data sets but not in a CA-Panvalet library, or a library accessed using the Library Management System Exit.
In the Member field of the Templates section, type the name for your new template.
If you want to copy the template model to another existing template (which overwrites the existing template), specify an existing member name or specify blanks or a pattern to have a member selection list displayed. You can then select the required member from the list.
On the Command Line, type the CM command and press Enter.
File Manager generates and saves the template. A message is displayed in the upper right corner of the panel, to indicate the success or failure of the process.

Note: If you do not provide a template data set name, File Manager creates a temporary template, which you can then edit. Before you close the Template Workbench, you can save the template by specifying a template name and entering the SAVE command. Otherwise the template is discarded.

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