File Manager for z/OS

IBM® File Manager for z/OS® is a toolset for working with z/OS®, DB2®, IMS™, CICS®, and WebSphere MQ data.

Display, edit, update, create, copy, compare, print and erase your data files with this member of the IBM Problem Determination Tools suite.

  • Includes the familiar browse, edit, copy and print utilities found in ISPF—enhanced to meet the needs of your application developers
  • Manipulates data using COBOL and PL/I record layouts interactively or in batch
  • Runs functions from your CICS environment
  • Provides access to CICS resources with a familiar, user-friendly ISPF look-alike interface
  • Provides customization of which fields to display, copy or print
  • Integration with Rational Developer for System z enables developers to access files and databases without changing user interface
  • New features in V11.1 can be found here

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Features and benefits

File Manager for z/OS provides numerous technology and business benefits:

  • Its extensive editing, browsing and batch and interactive capabilities support development and production.

  • It finds, copies, edits, prints, compares and displays data quickly and easily

  • It defines data-set records efficiently by using COBOL and PL/I copybooks stored in partitioned data sets or library management systems

  • It enhances usability because you can customize which fields to display, copy or print

Key features include:

  • Base management component: Manages IBM z/OS® data sets, such as queued sequential access method (QSAM), VSAM, partitioned data sets and z/OS UNIX® System Services Hierarchical File System (HFS) files

  • DB2® component: Provides utilities for editing, browsing, printing, copying and maintaining DB2 data

  • IMS™ component: Manages and manipulates data stored in IMS databases

  • CICS® component: Manages data in CICS VSAM file resources, transient data queues and temporary data queues

  • Templates: Provides a particular interpretation of a data set. Each template defines a logical view that you can use to view and manipulate the data in records as discrete fields.

Unless otherwise announced by IBM, File Manager for z/OS V12.1 runs under the control of, or in conjunction with, the following programs and their subsequent releases or their equivalents.


Operating SystemSoftwareHardware
z/OS IBM z/OS V1.11, or later (5694-A01) is required.

Depending on the functions used, one or more of the following programs may be required. Consult the product program directory for more details.

AD/Cycle® C/370™ V1.2 (5688-216)

C/C++ for MVS/ESA™ V3 (5655-121)

C/C++ Element in IBM z/OS V1.11, or later (5694-A01)

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V3.1 or V3.2 (5655-M15)

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.1 or V4.2 (5655-S97)

DB2 for z/OS V9 (5635-DB2)

DB2 for z/OS V10 (5605-DB2)

Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V3.4 (5655-G53)

Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V4.1 or later (5655-S71)

Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V3.9 (5655-H31)

Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V4.1 or later (5655-W67)

High Level Assembler/MVS & VM & VSE, V1.6 (5696-234)

IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS Java 2 Technology Edition V5 with SR10, or later (5655-N98)

IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS Java 2 Technology Edition V6 with SR6, or later (5655-R31)

IMS V10 (5635-A01)

IMS V11 (5635-A02)

IMS V12 (5635-A03)

Rational Developer for System z V8.0.3 (5724-T07)

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V6.1 (5655-N01)

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V7.0 (5655-N02)

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V8.0 (5655-W65)

WebSphere MQ for z/OS V6 (5655-L82)

WebSphere MQ for z/OS V7 (5655-R36)

File Manager for z/OS V12.1 is tested and supported only for use with the announced and currently supported levels of IBM software and hardware listed above. IBM knows of no reason File Manager for z/OS V12.1 will not work with certain earlier, unsupported IBM software products, specifically:

IBM z/OS V1.9 or V1.10 (5694-A01)

C/C++ Element of IBM OS/390 V2.10 (5647-A01)

C/C++ Element of IBM z/OS V1.9 or V1.10 (5694-A01)

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V1.3 (5655-147)

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V2.2 or V2.3 (5697-E93)

COBOL for OS/390 and VM V2.2 (5648-A25)

Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V3.1 through V3.3 (5655-G53)

DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390 V7 (5675-DB2)

DB2 UDB for z/OS V8 (5625-DB2)

High Level Assembler/MVS & VM & VSE, V1.5 (5696-234)

IMS V8 (5655-C56)

IMS V9 (5635-J38)

OS PL/I V2.1, V2.2, or V2.3 (5668-909, 5668-910), with limitations

PL/I for MVS and VM V1.1.1 (5688-235)

VisualAge® PL/I for OS/390 V2 (5655-B22)

Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V3.1 through V3.8 (5655-H31)

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V6.0.1 (5655-N01)

IBM will undertake to fix problems found running File Manager for z/OS V12.1 with the above-mentioned earlier, unsupported product levels. IBM must be able to reproduce the problem using a supported level of the same product. If the problem can be reproduced and fixed, the fix will be developed and tested using supported levels of IBM software. If a fix is made available, it is likely to work on the unsupported product level, however, IBM can not guarantee that the fix will work with the unsupported product.		 File Manager for z/OS V12.1 will run on any hardware configuration supported by these licensed programs

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