Developers: | Serena Software |
Technology: | Server platforms |
StarTool FDM is the separate product Serena intended for editing and manipulation with different types of the files used on mainframes including PDS, PDSE, sequential, extended sequential, direct, DB2, IMS and VSAM files (including their contents). It is possible to copy files, to copy data sets on a certain user to criteria. The full-screen editor gives an opportunity of editing separate VSAM records, being in a context of representation of programs to COBOL or PL/I. There are means of search and replacement, recovery of accidentally remote objects without the appeal to archives on tapes, manipulation with PDS blocks. Entries can be added, deleted, changed or inserted into a data set of VSAT quickly. Using StarTool FDM, the user can request separate external modules, for example, for determination of COBOL properties of attributes and IDR DATA. The CSECT and ZAP commands can make changes to the loader without recompilation and relinking of the program. DB2 administrative tools, including instruments of comparison of data sets are provided. StarTool FDM can also help the developer to automate assignment of values to data fields (reduction, increase, value by default) for problems of testing and debugging.
StarTool FDM simplifies problems of manipulation with data and files on a mainframe, providing one universal and powerful tools.
Key advantages:
- Manipulations with files and data
- Powerful editor
- Means of work with the loader
- Means of work with data of DB2, converters of data types