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Customizing File Manager
Customizing the operating environment for File Manager
Enabling File Manager to work with certain products
Customizing to use DFSORT to improve File Manager performance
File Manager can use DFSORT to improve the performance of the Data Set Copy and Data Set Print functions under ISPF and in batch.
Determining if DFSORT is being used
Use the SHOWSORT command to check if File Manager is using DFSORT.

Customizing File Manager
- Preparing to customize File Manager
- Customizing the operating environment for File Manager
  - Enable/Register File Manager
  - Modifying the ISPF environment
    To make it easy to start File Manager under ISPF, configure your ISPF environment as described in the following sections.
  - Enabling File Manager to work with certain products
    - Enabling WebSphere® MQ support
      To access WebSphere® MQ queue managers and queue contents on the local z/OS® system where File Manager is running, the WebSphere MQ libraries must be made available to File Manager and users must be granted read and update access.
    - Customizing for processing COBOL copybooks
      To use the view, edit, copy, print, or data create functions with a COBOL copybook, you need to make a COBOL compiler available to File Manager.
    - Customizing for processing PL/I include books
    - Customizing for processing HLASM copybooks
    - Customizing to use DFSORT to improve File Manager performance
      File Manager can use DFSORT to improve the performance of the Data Set Copy and Data Set Print functions under ISPF and in batch.
      - Customizing when DFSORT is the primary sort product
      - Customizing when DFSORT is not the primary sort product
      - Determining if DFSORT is being used
        Use the SHOWSORT command to check if File Manager is using DFSORT.
      - Summary
    - Binding Db2® to use File Manager object access method (OAM) functions
  - Disabling Websphere MQ feature by system name
  - Running File Manager with APF-authorization
  - Language Environment® considerations
- Customizing File Manager
- Customizing the File Manager security environment
  File Manager provides security for system-oriented functions through RACF® (or an equivalent security product).
- Customizing File Manager to write audit records to SMF
- Customizing the File Manager audit facility for Base component
- Customizing File Manager for national languages
  You can customize File Manager for national languages other than English.
- Customizing File Manager Service Provider for z/OS® Connect
  File Manager Service Provider for IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition enables client applications to access IBM Z data sources using z/OS Connect.
- Customizing File Manager to use library management system libraries
- Customizing File Manager to use the Optim™ Data Privacy Provider API
- Customizing File Manager to use an I/O exit
- Customizing File Manager to use a scrambling exit
- Verifying the customization of File Manager
  After you have completed the initial installation and customization of File Manager base function, you can perform the following steps to verify your customization.

Determining if DFSORT is being used

Use the SHOWSORT command to check if File Manager is using DFSORT.

If you expect File Manager to be using DFSORT to improve performance, and it does not appear to be doing so, you can check this both in batch and under ISPF.

In batch, submit a File Manager batch job with this control statement:

$$FILEM SHOWSORT

If DFSORT is available to File Manager, the job output will show:

SORT debugging is on

If DFSORT is not available, the job output will show:

DFSORT not available

Under ISPF, enter SHOWSORT on any File Manager command line. If DFSORT is available to File Manager, this message is displayed: SORT debugging is on. If DFSORT is not available, this message is displayed: DFSORT not available.