z/FM is a comprehensive tool for both novice and experienced CMS and MVS users.

EXEC Interface

The EXEC interface allows EXEC2 or REXX programs to define and display full screens in any format.
Stems may be displayed with one command.
Multiple screens may be active at any time.
Screen overlay is supported.
No Menus or Panels are required.
Download a PDF containing examples and screen shots of the tutorials.

Functions

z/FM Functions allow easy access and display of data within your environment.
VM is used as a generic name for VM/SP, VM/ESA and z/VM.
MVS is used as a generic name for OS/390 and z/OS.

VM General User
VM Spool queue entries and spool files CMS files. Including Maclibs and Txtlibs by member
Modules & text decks
IPCS Dump files
CMS Storage
View physical disk and tape records
VM Privileged User
Real storage (1st or 2nd level)
VM Spool queue entries and spool files for any user
VM User linked to Minidisk
VM Directory entries on the IPLed system or a non-IPLed system if the disks are available.
VTOC listings, View files including PDS by member
VSE Power queues and files
VSE libraries
ICCF libraries
VSE/VSAM Catalogs & files
MVS TSO User
MVS file viewing includes VSAM.
Stand Alone (INTERACTIVE only)
VM Directory entries
VM Spool queue entries and spool files
CMS files.
View physical disk and tape records
VTOC listings, View files including PDS by member


Two modes of operation are provided for functions - INTERACTIVE and EXEC.
In INTERACTIVE mode the user views a full screen display and enters commands to alter that display.
In EXEC mode commands are provided by the exec program, no display occurs between commands, data may be extracted from the function to change the sequence of commands to be executed.

View the Sample screens for a quick overview of functions in INTERACTIVE mode.

In addition a PASSTHRU function provides access directly from any CMS machine to multiple logical terminal connections. No manager Virtual Machine is required. Screen images can be captured or printed. Data may be entered into or extracted from the logical screen session by an EXEC.

Supplied EXECS

EXECs are provided to display a variety of information.
An EXEC For Cross Referencing REXX code is included (See an example in Sample Screens).

The Z Series of EXECs is a collection of EXECs utilizing z/FM to display the status of the VM and CMS environment. Download a PDF containing sample screens.

z/FM executes as a standard CMS module, a VM shared segment (DCSS), an MVS load module (can be in LPA), or a stand alone (IPLable) program in 370, 390, ESA or ESAME mode
z/FM Uses standard IBM interfaces.