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Customizing File Manager
Customizing File Manager
Changing the print and display translation tables
By default, File Manager translates unprintable characters in printed output to blanks (option PRTTRANS=ON), and non-displayable characters in displayed output to periods.
Changing the translation tables in English
If you are using English, you use the usermod FMNUMODT and FMNTRTBS to change the print and display tables.

Customizing File Manager
- Preparing to customize File Manager
- Customizing the operating environment for File Manager
- Customizing File Manager
  - Changing the default options
  - Setting up File Manager to use a template repository
    A template repository is a VSAM file that contains cross-references of data sets, CICS® files (including CICS TS and CICS TD queues), path names, and WebSphere MQ queue names to their respective templates.
  - Changing the JCL skeleton for batch mode
  - Customizing File Manager batch return codes
  - Changing the print and display translation tables
    By default, File Manager translates unprintable characters in printed output to blanks (option PRTTRANS=ON), and non-displayable characters in displayed output to periods.
    - Changing the translation tables in English
      If you are using English, you use the usermod FMNUMODT and FMNTRTBS to change the print and display tables.
  - Changing the ASCII translation tables
- 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.

Changing the translation tables in English

If you are using English, you use the usermod FMNUMODT and FMNTRTBS to change the print and display tables.

Check that the terminal on which you want to display File Manager panels supports the display of special characters, or that the universal character buffer (UCB) of your printer has the characters you want to use.
Change the File Manager options to specify PRTTRANS=ON. For information on how to do this, see Changing the default options.
Modify the File Manager translation table as follows:
1. Copy the member FMNTRTBS from FMN.SFMNSAM1 into your own source library.
2. Change the translation table definition statements in FMNTRTBS in your source library, according to your requirements, as described above.
3. Modify the FMNUMODT member in FMN.SFMNSAM1 to meet your site's requirements. Refer to the usermod for information about changes you might need to make.
4. Install SMP/E usermod FMNUMODT.

To change the tables in languages other than English, see Customizing File Manager for national languages.