Setting bidirectional conversion support for an MVS system

Developer for z/OS® provides special bidirectional properties for the MVS Files subsystem to allow correct bidirectional layout conversions for MVS files that are transferred between the client and server.

To apply bidirectional conversion support to an MVS Files subsystem, do these steps:

1. In the Remote Systems view, right-click MVS Files under a z/OS connection
2. Click Properties.
   The Properties window opens.
3. Click Code Pages in the list on the left.
4. Do one of the following steps:
   • To use a bidirectional conversion table, do these steps:
     1. Click Use the following Bidi Conversion Table (BCT). This option enables the field and the Browse button.
     2. Enter the name of a bidirectional conversion file you created or click Browse to look for and select a conversion file.
     3. To edit the current properties in the bidirectional conversion table, click Copy. The properties are copied to the Current set of bidi options table, and you can click Edit to change the values and Save as to save your changes to a new bidirectional conversion table.
   • To use manual bidirectional settings, do these steps:
     1. Click Use the following manual bidi settings. This option enables a set of default bidirectional settings.
     2. Click Edit to open a window that you can use to change the default settings.
     3. Click Save as to save the current settings to a new bidirectional conversion table.
5. Click OK to apply the changes.