Accessing z/OS Datasets

Following are the instructions for accessing z/OS data sets.
If you have not already started

Topaz Workbench

and File-AID Data Editor, see Opening-the-File-AID-Data-Editor.

To Access the File-AID Data Editor z/OS (MVS) Editor:

1. You must define a filter to access z/OS data sets. Right-click on z/OS Datasets and select Add Filter. The Filter dialog box appears.

   Warning

   Important

   If you have already defined a filter, you can expand the filter and continue expanding down through data set names until you reach the one you want to access.

2. Fill in the Filter (fully qualified data set name) for the z/OS data sets you want to access. You can use the asterisk (*) wild card at any node of the data set name including the first character. Filters for z/OS data sets are case insensitive: if you enter lower case characters, they will match upper case names in the catalog. Click OK to save and process the filter.

3. Select the z/OS data set you want to browse or edit, then either double-click, or right-click and select File-AID Data Editor. The z/OS File-AID Data Editor Request view appears. For more information, see Requesting-z-OS-Datasets. 

   Warning

   Important

   Some data set formats (for example, VSAM Linear, VSAM RRDS, and BDAM) are not currently supported in the File-AID Data Editor. 

4. Enter your layout usage and selection criteria, then click Run. This will navigate to the data editor where you can view or edit your data.