Starting FM/Db2

How you start FM/Db2 depends on how it has been installed on your system. Typically, FM/Db2 is installed as an option on your z/OS® Primary Option Menu:

Figure 1. z/OS® Primary Option Menu panel showing FM/Db2 option
Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Options  Status  Help
                                                                               
                         z/OS Primary Option Menu

 0  Settings      Terminal and user parameters            User ID . : FMNUSER
 1  View          Display source data or listings         Time. . . : 15:11
 2  Edit          Create or change source data            Terminal. : 3278
 3  Utilities     Perform utility functions               Screen. . : 1
 4  Foreground    Interactive language processing         Language. : ENGLISH
 5  Batch         Submit job for language processing      Appl ID . : ISR
 6  Command       Enter TSO or Workstation commands       TSO logon : ISPFPROC
 7  Dialog Test   Perform dialog testing                  TSO prefix: FMNUSER
 9  IBM Products  IBM program development products        System ID : FMD2
 10 SCLM          SW Configuration Library Manager        MVS acct. : USER
 11 Workplace     ISPF Object/Action Workplace            Release . : ISPF 5.0
 F  File Manager  File Manager for z/OS® 
 FD FM/Db2        FM/Db2             ◄ New

 
 Option ===>                                                                   
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
 F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

To start FM/Db2:

  1. Select the FM/Db2 option from the z/OS® Primary Option Menu.
    Note: If FM/Db2 is not an option on your menu, ask your systems administrator to explain the startup process used at your site.

    When you start FM/Db2, the FM/Db2 Primary Option Menu is shown, with the current version information displayed in a pop-up message box.

    Figure 2. FM/Db2 Primary Option Menu panel with version information
      Process   Options   Help
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 FM/Db2 (DF72)                Primary Option Menu

 0  Settings      Set processing options               User ID . : FMNUSER
 1  View          View Db2 object                      System ID : FMD2
 2  Edit          Edit Db2 table                       Appl ID . : FMN2
 3  Utilities     Perform utility functions            Version . : 14.1.21
 4  SQL           Prototype, execute and analyze SQL   Terminal  : 3278
 5  Db2I          Start Db2 Interactive                Screen  . : 1
 6  Command       Enter and execute a Db2 Command      Date  . . : 2018/12/12
 7  Template      Template utilities                   Time  . . : 10:14
 X  Exit          Terminate FM/Db2 
                                                       Db2 SSID  . DF72
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ IBM* File Manager for z/OS Version 14 Release 1 Db2 Component        │
│ Licensed Materials - Property of IBM* and HCL**                      │
│ 5655-Q42                                                             │
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│(C) Copyright HCL Technologies Ltd. 2017, 2023 - All Rights Reserved. │
│* Trademark of International Business Machines                        │
│** Trademark of HCL Technologies Limited                              │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

 Command ===> ABOUT
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=Expand    F7=Backward  F8=Forward
  F9=Swap     F10=Left     F11=Right    F12=Cancel
  2. Press Enter to close the version window.