Checking your File Manager version

To display the full version information for File Manager, enter VER on the Command line of any panel. The current File Manager version number and the PTF number for each File Manager component is displayed in a window.

As File Manager is an ISPF application and ISPF applications are typically not capable of running in an authorized state, File Manager will not (unless specific ISPF customization has occurred) be authorized under ISPF. However, File Manager may run in an authorized state when used in a batch job.

Figure 1. File Manager Primary Option Menu panel with example PTF information
  Process   Options   Help
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 File Manager                 Primary Option Menu

 ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │                                                                             │
 │ IBM File Manager for z/OS Version 15 Release 1 Modification
                  4               │
 │                                                                             │
 │ (not APF authorized)                                                        │
 │                                                                             │
 │ Service Levels of installed components                                      │
 │                                                                             │
 │              Base       IMS        Db2        CICS                          │
 │ English      xxxxxxx    xxxxxxx    xxxxxxx    xxxxxxx                       │
 │ Japanese     xxxxxxx    xxxxxxx    xxxxxxx    xxxxxxx                       │
 │                                                                             │
 │                                                                             │
 │                                                                             │
 │                                                                             │
 │                                                                             │
 │  F1=Help     F2=Split    F3=Exit     F9=Swap    F12=Cancel                  │
 └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

An alternative way to display version information is to select Help > 6. About from the Action Bar on any panel. The current File Manager version number and the PTF number of the File Manager Base component is displayed. The window also shows the copyright information and any notes that are shipped with the product.

  Process   Options   Help
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 File Manager                 Primary Option Menu

 0  Settings      Set processing options                 User ID . : USERID
 1  View          View data                              System ID : MVS8
 2 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 3 │                                                                           │
 4 │  IBM File Manager for z/OS Version 15 Release 1 Modification
                  4            │
 5 │  PTF level: FM5015                                                        │
 6 │                                                                           │
 7 │  5755-A03  (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1986, 2017 - All rights reserved.│
 8 │     (C) Copyright HCL Technologies Ltd. 2021, 2024 - All rights reserved. │
 9 │     Note to US Government Users -- Documentation related to restricted    │
 1 │     rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions   │
 1 │     set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.                 │
 X │                                                                           │
   │                                                                           │
   │  F1=Help     F2=Split    F3=Exit     F9=Swap    F12=Cancel                │
   └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘


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

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