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File Manager Overview: Jamie Whitt Date

File Manager is an IBM developed tool used to view and search mainframe files and data. It allows users to log in to their mainframe ID, navigate to the File Manager option, and search for files using copybooks or templates to format the data. Users can specify search criteria to filter records, view matching record lists, and edit templates or criteria to further refine searches. The tool provides navigation and zoom functions to easily view formatted file records.

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File Manager Overview: Jamie Whitt Date

File Manager is an IBM developed tool used to view and search mainframe files and data. It allows users to log in to their mainframe ID, navigate to the File Manager option, and search for files using copybooks or templates to format the data. Users can specify search criteria to filter records, view matching record lists, and edit templates or criteria to further refine searches. The tool provides navigation and zoom functions to easily view formatted file records.

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File Manager Overview

Jamie Whitt
Date
File Manager - Introduction
• IBM Developed and Owned Problem
Determination Tool (PD Tool)

• Who uses PD Tools?


– Developers (File Manager, Fault Analyzer, Debug, IMS, DB2
Tools)
– BAs (File Manager)
– SQA (File Manager)
• Research / View Streamline Files
• Data Identification
• Automation ?
File Manager - Logging In
• You must access File Manager on your
BC0 or AN0 Mainframe UserID.

• Open a Reflection or Extra Mainframe


Session.
– Log in as you would normally to access
Streamline.
– Enter HSS from the initial login screen.
– Enter UserID and password.
File Manager - Logging In
• Select TSOB from the Supersession Main Menu
– TSO is the system
– B means ‘TEST’
– There is also a TSOA option
– A means ‘PRODUCTION’
File Manager - Logging In
• Enter SPF
– You will be taken to the ISPF Primary Option Menu
File Manager - Logging In
• Key ‘go2 (space) pdtools’ on the Option Line

• You are taken to the IBM PD and DB2 Tools Menu


File Manager - Logging In
• Enter ‘1’ on the Option Line and press enter to
access IBM File Manager ZOS
• You are taken to the Primary Option Menu
File Manager - Logging In
• Enter ‘1’ on the Command Line and press enter

• You are taken to the View Entry Panel screen


File Manager – View Entry Panel
• You will need to enter a valid Data set/path name (or file name)
– What do you want to look at?

• Data set name (or library)


– Where is it located?

• Member (copybook or template)


– What is the format?
File Manager – View Entry Panel
• You can look at the file unformatted (not using a copybook) - Search
capabilities are limited

or

• You can look at it formatted (using a copybook or template)


File Manager – View Entry Panel
• You can choose your search criteria by “editing the template.”

• This option only applies if you are viewing the file using a copybook or
template.

• You will be taken to the Record Selection Criteria.


File Manager – Record Selection Criteria

• The record selection criteria screen will list all of the field
names that are located within the selected copybook or
template.

• You can specify that data within the records that you
want retrieved by using an operator and data value.

• Most common operators


– EQ: Equal
– NE: Not Equal
– CO: Contains
File Manager – Record Selection Criteria

• If you know the field name that you are looking for you can enter f (space)
and the field name on the command line and press enter.

• You will be taken directly to that field.

• If you do not know the field name you can move forward (F8) and backward
(F7) through the copybook until you find the field you are looking for.
File Manager – Record Selection Criteria
• Enter the Operator in the OP field and the Data in the Value field.
• The data in the Value field must be in all capital letters or your search will not work.
• To move back to the beginning of the template, key an ‘M’ on the command line and
press the F7 key.
• To move forward to the end of the template, key an ‘M’ on the command line and
press the F8 key.
• Press F6 to run the search with the data specified in the template.
File Manager – Record List
• A list of records is displayed that meets your
search criteria.

• You will notice that all of the fields present in the


template, are also on this page – along the top.
File Manager – Record List
(Navigation)
• L (space) field Name: Takes you to the copybook field
• F (space) data value: Finds all instances of that data
value
• M + F8: Brings you to the beginning of the list
• M + F7: Takes you to the end of the list
• F8: Forward
• F7: Backward
• M + F10: All the way to the left
• M + F11: All the way to the right
• F10: Left
• F11: Right
• Add Zoom and going into a record and moving forward
and backward.
File Manager – Record List
(Template Edit)
• In addition to editing the data in the template, you can also select
which fields you want to display.

• Enter ‘TE’ (Template Edit) on the Command Line and press enter.

• You are taken to the Field Selection / Edit screen.


File Manager – Record List
(Template Edit)
• For example: I only want to see the Subscriber’s ID
number and Claim Number.
• Key an ‘S’ by the fields that you want to keep and press
enter.
• Press F6 again to run the search.
File Manager – Record List
(Template Edit)
• Your list is displayed again but only with the
fields that you specified
File Manager – Record List
(Data Edit)
• If you want to change your search criteria, enter ‘DE’ (Data Edit) on the command line
and press enter.

• Screen shot
• You are taken back to the Record Selection Criteria Screen.
• Enter your additional filtering criteria.
• Press F6 to run your search again.
File Manager – Record List
(Data Edit)
• Your list will be displayed with the updated
search criteria.
• If you are finished with this search, then press
F3 to return to the View Entry Panel Screen.

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