Starting FM/IMS

How you start FM/IMS depends on how it is installed on your system. Typically, FM/IMS is installed as an option on one of your ISPF menus, for example:

Figure 1. z/OS Primary Option menu showing FM/IMS 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. . . : 13:50
 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 : ISPF
 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
 12 z/OS System   z/OS system programmer applications
 13 z/OS User     z/OS user applications
 14 IBMGSA        IBMGSA Development and Service Apps
 S  SDSF          Spool Display and Search Facility
 F  File Manager  File Manager z/OS
 FI FM/IMS        File Manager/IMS

 Option ===> FI                                     

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

To start FM/IMS:

Select the FM/IMS option from the z/OS Primary Option Menu.

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

Figure 2. Primary Option menu with version information

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

 0  Settings      Set processing options                 User ID . : FMNUSER
 1  Browse        Browse data                            System ID : FMD2
 2  Edit          Edit data                              Appl ID . : FMN1
 3  Utilities     Perform utility functions              Version . : 15.1.3
 4  Templates     Template/view/criteria set utilities   Terminal. : 3278
 X  Exit          Terminate FM/IMS                       Screen. . : 1
                                                         Date. . . : 2023/01/01
                                                         Time. . . : 11:24
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ IBM* File Manager for z/OS Version Version 15 Release 1 Modification
                  3 │
│ 5755-A03 IMS Component                                                 │
│ Licensed Materials - Property of IBM* and HCL**                        │
│(C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2001, 2017 - All Rights Reserved.               │
│(C) Copyright HCL Technologies Ltd. 2017, 2023 - All Rights Reserved.   │
│* Trademark of International Business Machines                          │
│** Trademark of HCL Technologies Limited                                │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

 Command ===>                                                                  
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=CRetriev  F7=Backward  F8=Forward
  F9=Swap     F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

Press Enter to close the version window.

If FM/IMS is not an option on one of your ISPF menus, ask your system administrator to explain the startup process used at your site.