You can browse or edit various z/OS® resources using the File Manager® DB2 editor. The editor is invoked from the Systems View, which is provided by File Manager® plug-in. You can invoke the editor against a selected DB2 resource through one of the following methods:
- Select Open from the pop-up menu of a supported DB2 resource
- Double click on a supported DB2 resource in the Systems Information view
File Manager® DB2 editor's options dialog |
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When the editor is invoked using one of the methods above, the editor's option dialog is displayed. In this dialog, you can specify various options which control how the editor is invoked. The main options are described below (refer to File Manager® for z/OS® Base manual for full explanation of available options).
- DB2 subsystem: DB2 subsystem name
- Owner: Owner of the DB2 object to view/edit
- Name: Name of the DB2 object to view/edit.
- Template: Optional template name to format the data.
- Generate and replace: Generates and replaces the contents of the specified template, based on the selected DB2 object.
- Start position: Specifies the index of the first row to load into the editor.
- Row count: Specifies how many rows to load in the editor, starting with the Start position. Use ALL to specify all available rows.
- Encoding: This is used to perform character conversion for text fields (AN) in the selected resource.
- GRAPHIC Encoding: This is used to perform character conversion for GRAPHIC text fields (G) in the selected resource. Only applicable when a template contains a field with type GRAPHIC.
- Options Button: Opens DB2 options dialog which allows you to specify File Manager® DB2 related options. The options are saved per DB2 subsystem.
Based on the options specified in the dialog, the File Manager® DB2 editor will be invoked against the selected DB2 object.
DB2 options dialog allows you to specify File Manager® DB2 related options. The options are saved per DB2 subsystem. For the full explanation of an option, refer to File Manager® for z/OS, User's Guide and Reference for DB2 Data manual.
File Manager® DB2 options dialog |
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