Summary of changes

October 2023, V15R1M3

This edition of the document provides information applicable to File Manager Version 15 Release 1 Modification Level 3. Here are the major changes to this document from the previous release.
  • FM/Db2 V15.1.3 now supports running against Db2® Version 12 function level 100 subsystems. This support introduces a new FM/Db2 sample, FMN2BN1K, to be used in place of FMN2BN2K when binding against Db2® V12 FL100 subsystems.

    See Binding Db2 (required) for more information about this new support.

June 2023, V15R1M2

This edition of the document provides information applicable to File Manager Version 15 Release 1 Modification Level 2. Here are the major changes to this document from the previous release.
  • FM/IMS has been enhanced with the following features:
    • Support for the specification of the IMSplex that the IMS™ subsystem is in.
    • FM/IMS serializes the use of dynamic PSBs across the IMSplex when they are used to access IMS subsystems that share ACBs with other IMS subsystems in an IMSplex (ACBSHR=Y).
    For information on how to code the IMSPLEX and ACBSHR parameters, see FM/IMS options.

March 2023, V15R1M1

This edition of the document provides information applicable to File Manager Version 15 Release 1 Modification Level 1. Here are the major changes to this document from the previous release.
  • File Manager provides internal PL/I compilers that are used regardless of any external PL/I compiler previously installed. If you want to use File Manager view, edit, copy, print, or data create functions with a PL/I include book, you must use the runtime support provided by the Language Environment®. To discover the level of the internal PL/I compiler, you can use the SHOWPLI command from both batch and the File Manager command line. See Customizing for processing PL/I include books for more information about submitting this command.
  • FM/IMS has been enhanced to support using the IMS Data Definition Utility (DFS3ID00) to generate dynamic program specification blocks (PSBs) when IMS manages the runtime application control blocks (ACBs). See the new FM/IMS option, USEDDL, that specifies whether or not FM/IMS uses the IMS Data Definition utility (DFS3ID00) to generate dynamic PSBs when IMS management of ACBs is enabled (ACBMGMT=CATALOG).

October 2022, changes for V15R1 First Edition

This edition of the document provides information applicable to File Manager Version 15 Release 1 Modification Level 0. Here are the major changes to this document from the previous release.
  • Improved the usability and task orientation of the documentation that explains how File Manager can use FM/CICS to access CICS resources from different environments. The documentation has been reworked and organized, and a checklist clearly defines the steps based on the environment. For more information, see Preparing to access CICS resources from File Manager.
  • FM/Db2 supports Db2® version 13.
  • With File Manager version 15.1.0, the default value for the FM/CICS FMN3POPI option, START, is now START=TASK. In previous versions, the default value was START=BATCH. See START for the complete syntax.
  • Removed the USERLMS parameter from the LMS File Manager option in the FMN0POPI macro statement.
  • The security method using the FMNSECUR security exit has been removed from the product.