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PH69848: IBM FILE MANAGER FOR Z/OS BASE PRIMARY OPTION PANEL SHOWS OPTION 8 .HFS WHICH SHOULD BE ZFS.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • IBM File Manager for z/OS Base Primary Option Panel shows
    Option 8 .HFS  which should be ZFS.
    
    The acronym HFS has been replaced with ZFS in a previous
    release of ZOS. This change will be made
    to follow the ZFS naming convention.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All FM/Base users                            *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: References to USS files are qualified   *
    *                      as HFS instead of its evolution zFS.    *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF                                *
    ****************************************************************
    References to USS (unix-like) files are qualified as HFS instead
    of its more recent internal format zFS.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The old HFS references are updated to reflect its newer format
    version zFS. Reports, panels and help panels now adopt zFS to
    qualify unix-like files.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH69848

  • Reported component name

    FILE MANAGER Z/

  • Reported component ID

    5755AB300

  • Reported release

    G10

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2026-01-27

  • Closed date

    2026-05-08

  • Last modified date

    2026-05-08

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    PH69869

Modules/Macros

  • FMN0LVL  FMN0LVLJ FMN0MENU FMN0MJPN FMN0POE1 FMN0POPI FMN0POPT
    FMN1FRES FMN1J1A  FMN1J2A  FMN1J3A  FMN1LVL  FMN1LVLJ FMN1MENU
    FMN1MJPN FMN1POPT FMN1RBC1 FMN1RECC FMN1RECF FMN1ST00 FMN1XITA
    FMN2ACO  FMN2ACS  FMN2AGD  FMN2APM  FMN2APR  FMN2ARM  FMN2ARP
    FMN2ARR  FMN2ARS  FMN2ART  FMN2ARY  FMN2ASL  FMN2ASQ  FMN2ASW
    FMN2AZP  FMN2BN1K FMN2BN2K FMN2BN2P FMN2BN3K FMN2BN3P FMN2CHK
    FMN2CIX  FMN2CPYB FMN2D2I8 FMN2D2IA FMN2D2IB FMN2D2IC FMN2D2ID
    FMN2D2JA FMN2D2JB FMN2D2JC FMN2D2JD FMN2DATA FMN2DENP FMN2DENU
    FMN2DJPN FMN2F447 FMN2FE3F FMN2GSC2 FMN2GSC3 FMN2GV22 FMN2GV23
    FMN2GVW2 FMN2GVW3 FMN2LVL  FMN2LVLJ FMN2MENU FMN2MJPN FMN2MSG
    FMN2PEO4 FMN2POLT FMN2POPT FMN2POQI FMN2RBRG FMN2RD04 FMN2RD46
    FMN2REDG FMN2RFC1 FMN2RGC1 FMN2RGEX FMN2RLC1 FMN2RLIB FMN2ROAB
    FMN2ROAC FMN2ROAD FMN2ROAE FMN2ROAF FMN2ROAG FMN2ROAH FMN2ROAK
    FMN2ROAL FMN2ROAO FMN2ROAP FMN2ROAQ FMN2ROAS FMN2ROAT FMN2ROAY
    FMN2ROCX FMN2ROLC FMN2ROLD FMN2ROLE FMN2ROLF FMN2ROLG FMN2ROLJ
    FMN2ROLK FMN2ROLL FMN2ROLM FMN2ROLN FMN2ROLO FMN2ROLP FMN2ROLQ
    FMN2ROLR FMN2ROLS FMN2ROLT FMN2ROLX FMN2ROLY FMN2ROXK FMN2RSED
    FMN2RSEN FMN2RVWG FMN2ST00 FMN3CICS FMN3INST FMN3LVL  FMN3LVLJ
    FMN3MENU FMN3MJPN FMN3POPT FMN3PRFD FMNAPPLY FMNASMX  FMNBA00
    FMNBA02  FMNBA16  FMNBA17  FMNBA18  FMNBA20  FMNBA22  FMNBB26
    FMNBB54  FMNBB55  FMNBB59  FMNBB62  FMNBB66  FMNBB67  FMNBC87
    FMNBE25  FMNBE32  FMNBE53  FMNBE89  FMNBE97  FMNBF10  FMNBF42
    FMNBF94  FMNCBLX  FMNCL    FMNCOPYR FMNCREGX FMNDA00  FMNDB30
    FMNDB36  FMNDB89  FMNDD39  FMNELIBD FMNFCLN  FMNFCMBR FMNFCST1
    FMNFDAKC FMNFDAKS FMNFDEFV FMNFDK1  FMNFDRIL FMNFDSPH FMNFDTGM
    FMNFHBIN FMNFHDSN FMNFHPTH FMNFINDX FMNFLTP  FMNFSDIR FMNFSDSN
    FMNFSSTR FMNFSTRT FMNFTBTB FMNFTBTU FMNFTDSC FMNFTDSM FMNFTDSP
    FMNFTEXC FMNFTFCH FMNFTFCM FMNFTPBK FMNFTPRS FMNFTTPI FMNFTTPX
    FMNFTVLM FMNFVDDB FMNFVDKN FMNFVWAX FMNIA00  FMNIA27  FMNIA65
    FMNIDXLS FMNIOXEP FMNKEYS  FMNMAIN  FMNMAINZ FMNMAKRX FMNMEXEX
    FMNMINX  FMNMOD1  FMNMOD16 FMNMOD2  FMNMOD2B FMNMOD2H FMNMOD2S
    FMNMOD6Z FMNMODD  FMNMODO  FMNMODPB FMNMODT  FMNMSQX  FMNODIRS
    FMNPALLN FMNPAMSI FMNPAMSL FMNPANL  FMNPCHGM FMNPCHM2 FMNPCRIX
    FMNPCRX2 FMNPCRZC FMNPCRZR FMNPCRZX FMNPDSB  FMNPDSCC FMNPDSCG
    FMNPDSCI FMNPDSCO FMNPDSCR FMNPDSCX FMNPDSE  FMNPDSG  FMNPDSIM
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    FILE MANAGER Z/

  • Fixed component ID

    5755AB300

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSXJAV","label":"File Manager for z\/OS"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"G10","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB70","label":"Z TPS"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
08 May 2026