This page controls the general File Manager® plug-in related options.
- Run IBM File Manager® in Debug Mode: This option enables running File
Manager plug-in and the corresponding user sessions on the mainframe in debug mode. This
option should be specified while diagnosing problems with IBM support team. For this
option to take an effect, you need to click Apply before clicking OK,
and close any open connections.
- Report sever/client version incompatibility: When this option is selected (selected by default), the user is notified when the client version and the server version are
not compatible. Disabling this may result in unexpected behaviour without warning.
- Local port range for connection: The specified range of ports will be
used on the client machine when establishing connections to the File Manager® server
running on the mainframe. For this option to take effect, you will need to close any open connections. You
should allow minimum range of 5 ports in order for File Manager® Plug-in to function
efficiently.
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File Manager® compiler options can be specified per system. The options specified in
the preference page will be used to overwrite the default compiler options of the host
product configurations. For these options to take an effect, you will need to disconnect all
the active connections.
After adding a system, you can retrieve the installation options from the host by
clicking on Restore Defaults. For more information about these compiler
options, please refer to the File Manager® User Guide.
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Editor options affect the behaviour and presentation of data in the File Manager®
editor.
- Group options: Controls the grouping of NOT SELECTED and SUPPRESSED
records when the editor is opened
- Shadow options: Controls the display of EXCLUDED, NOT
SELECTED and SUPPRESSED records when the editor is opened
- Color settings: Controls the color highlighting of various data in the
editor
- Additional settings:
- Editor record cache size: Controls the number of records being
downloaded from the host for display at a time. The default cache size is 100 and the
maximum allowed in 500 records at a time. The size of cache affects the performance of
the editor. The is, the larger the size of record length of data being downloaded from the
host, the smaller the cache size should be
- Hex mode on: Turns on the hex display when the editor starts
- Recognize and process ISPF packed data: Unpacks ISPF packed data when
invoking the editor
- Show redefined fields on SNGL or TABL view: Displays redefined fields
in Single and Formatted/Table mode
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