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
- 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

Selecting records by record type

When working with a data set that contains records of more than one record type, you need to use a copybook or copybook template that describes each type. Dynamic templates cannot be used as they cannot specify more than one record type. Provided that the copybook or copybook template contains more than one type description, each time that you opt to edit the template, the Record Type Selection panel displays a list of record types.

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To select records for viewing or editing using record type:

On your entry panel, specify a copybook or copybook template that contains more than one record type and edit the template.
This can be done in a number of ways. For example, from the View Entry, Edit Entry or various Utilities panels, you can select the Edit Template option; on the View or Edit panels, you can enter the TE command; or on the Template Workbench panel, you can enter the E command.

The Record Type Selection panel is displayed.
On the Record Type Selection panel, type an S in the Cmd field adjacent to the type you want, and press Enter.
This toggles the record type between "selected" and "unselected". The command only affects the selection of records where File Manager can identify the record as belonging to a particular type. To do this, you may need to add record identification criteria.