CALL %FM command

Starts IBM® File Manager for z/OS®.

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramCALL%FMuserID BACKGROUND;
userID
The ID of an MVS user. If you do not specify a userID, then File Manager takes one of the following options:
  • If you sign on using CESN and File Manager has been installed with either *DEFAULT=SIGNON or *PASSWORD=REMEMBER, then userID is assigned the user ID used to sign on.
  • If you have not signed on, then File Manager prompts you for a user ID before it displays the logon panel.
BACKGROUND
Specifies that all non-terminal processing be routed to a background task.

Usage notes

  • You can use this command only when you debug CICS® programs.
  • You need to have IBM File Manager for z/OS V9R1 installed in the CICS region.