Starting File Manager
For information about running File Manager in non-ISPF mode (batch processing), see Functions.
How you start File Manager in ISPF depends on how it has been installed on your system. Typically, File Manager is installed as an option on your z/OS® Primary Option Menu:
Menu Utilities Compilers Options Status Help ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── z/OS Primary Option Menu 0 Settings Terminal and user parameters 1 View View data 2 Edit Create or change source data 3 Utilities Perform utility functions 4 Foreground Interactive language processing 5 Batch Submit job for language processing 6 Command Enter TSO or Workstation commands 7 Dialog Test Perform dialog testing 9 IBM Products IBM program development products 10 SCLM SW Configuration Library Manager 11 Workplace ISPF Object/Action Workplace S SDSF Spool Display and Search Facility F File Manager File Manager for z/OS Enter X to Terminate using log/list defaults Option ===> F________________________________________________________________
To start File Manager:
- Select the File Manager option from the z/OS®
Primary Option Menu. Note: If File Manager is not an option on your menu, ask your system administrator to explain the startup process used at your site.
When you start File Manager, the File Manager Primary Option Menu is shown, with the current version information displayed in a pop-up message box.
Figure 2. File Manager Primary Option Menu panel with version information Process Options Help ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── File Manager Primary Option Menu 0 Settings Set processing options User ID . : USERID 1 View View data System ID : FMD2 2 Edit Edit data Appl ID . : FMN 3 Utilities Perform utility functions Version . : 15.1.4 4 Tapes Tape specific functions Terminal. : 3278 5 Disk/VSAM Disk track and VSAM CI functions Screen. . : 1 6 OAM Work with OAM objects Date. . . : 2024/01/01 7 Templates Create, edit, or update templates Time. . . : 11:02 8 HFS Access Hierarchical File System 9 WebSphere MQ List, view and edit MQ data X Exit Terminate File Manager ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ IBM* File Manager for z/OS Version 15 Release 1 Modification 4 │ │ 5755-A03 Base Component │ │ Licensed Materials - Property of IBM* and HCL** │ │ (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1986, 2017 - All Rights Reserved. │ │ (C) Copyright HCL Technologies Ltd. 2019, 2024 - 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.
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