Category

Function

Description

FileMarvel

Other

File support

Disk files

VSAM, BDAM,Seq,PDS, ISAM

Yes

UNIX support

Yes

Tape files

Access files on tape / cartridge online

Yes

VSAM non-reusable files

Edit any non-reusable VSAM file including ESDS

Yes

Non-standard datasets

Browse datasets such as compressed, Panvalet, Librarian

Yes

Production file support

Handling large files

Browse/edit large files fullscreen without increasing region size

Yes

"Single record mode" for direct access within file

Yes

Fullscreen edit

5 separate display types

Yes

Selected records

Select records without preloading entire file

Yes

Fullscreen record mode

Edit for update in place without preloading entire file

Yes

Presentation and display

Formatted display

Browse / edit using COBOL & PL/I field names

Yes

Compact display

Fit as many fields on screen as possible

Yes

Hex display

Display record in ISPF hex mode

Yes

Hex dump display

Display record in hex dump format

Yes

Reformat display

Display associated fields together

Yes

Validate fields

Check records / files match copybooks

Yes

Record definitions

Support for redefines, occurs depending with automatic display switch

Yes

Automatic record layout switch

Change display format based on field values

Unlimited

Field exclusion

Exclude irrelevant fields

Yes

Field search

Find fields in any display mode

Yes

Field search point & shoot

Find field by putting cursor on file name

Yes

Record expand / truncate

Display & change record lengths in VSAM files

Yes

Sort records

Sort files by fieldname (e.g. in order by surname)

Yes

Copybooks in non-IBM libraries

Support for copybooks in Panvalet & Librarian

Yes

Browsing

Exclude records

Exclude records based on field value

Yes

Print records

Print from edit or browse - four formats

Yes

Save record from browse

Export some or all browsed records to another file

Yes

Record line numbering

Display record number & length

Yes

Find / Change

Change & find

Support WORD PREFIX SUFFIX parameters as per ISPF

Yes

Exclude

Exclude records from find / change

Yes

Find / change limits

Limit the number of records searched / changed

Yes

VIEW function

View changes without updating file

Yes

ISPF look & feel

Display mode switching

Change display mode without entering a command

Yes

Record layout switching

Enter layout name to change display format

Yes

File display nesting

Start new file display without quitting current display

Yes

Utilities

Space

List free space on volumes

Yes

VTOC

List datasets on a volume with space report

Yes

Sort

Sort files online

Yes

Sort online using fieldnames from copybooks

Yes

Allocate

Allocate VSAM /non-VSAM datasets

Yes

AMS

Online IDCAMS execution

Yes

Dataset

List, catalog, delete, rename datasets

Yes

List catalog

List catalog indices & display datasets

Yes

Batch features

File print

Print records selected by field values

Yes

File sort

Sort in batch mode

Yes

File compare

Compare files and selected records

Yes

File copy

Copy files or selected records

Yes

Tape labels

Display tape / cartridge labels

Yes

Linkedit maps

Create link map for module

Yes

Disassembler

Create assembler source from object module

Yes

Space

Display DASD free space

Yes

VTOC

Display DASD dataset lists

Yes

CLIST language

Create CLISTs for batch execution

Yes