Step 2. Start FM/IMS

If you have added an option for FM/IMS to your ISPF Primary Options menu (see Adding FM/IMS to your ISPF menu), enter the option value you have assigned to FM/IMS and press Enter. For example, if you have assigned FI to FM/IMS, enter FI and press Enter.

If you defined FM/IMS in an ISPF command table (see Defining FM/IMS in an ISPF command table) verify that FM/IMS can be started by entering the command FI on any ISPF command line.

The FM/IMS Primary Option Menu should be displayed.

Figure 1. Primary Option Menu

 Process   Options   Help
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
FM/IMS                       Primary Option Menu

0  Settings      Set processing options                 User ID . : PERTHWA
1  Browse        Browse data                            System ID : FMD2
2  Edit          Edit data                              Appl ID . : FMN1
3  Utilities     Perform utility functions              Version . : 14.1.21
4  Templates     Template/view/criteria set utilities   Terminal. : 3278
X  Exit          Terminate FM/IMS                       Screen. . : 1
                                                        Date. . . : 2023/01/03
                                                        Time. . . : 16:25
Command ===>

Note: The first time you use FM/IMS, a Copyright panel is displayed. After reading the panel text, press Enter. In subsequent FM/IMS sessions, this panel will not automatically appear.

Enter VER on the command line to display the release level and PTF level of FM/IMS. A panel is displayed, similar to this:

IBM
      File Manager for z/OS Version 14 Release 1 Modification 21
IMS Component
(not APF authorized)

Service Levels of installed components

             Base       IMS        Db2        CICS
English      -NONE-     -NONE-     -NONE-     -NONE-

Note:

This will always show FM/IMS as not APF authorized, even if you have made File Manager APF-authorized, as File Manager cannot run APF-authorized under ISPF.
When you first install File Manager, -NONE- will be shown against each component. Subsequently, when you have applied service to File Manager, a PTF number will be shown, indicating the PTF level of each component. If you have not installed a component, that component will not be shown at all. If you have installed the Japanese or Korean language components of FM/IMS, another line will be displayed indicating the service level of that component.