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Templates
File Manager uses templates to provide a logical view of your data. To enable File Manager to
determine the record structure of a file, you supply a copybook containing COBOL data
description entries, or a PL/I include. File Manager interprets each level-01 group item in the
copybook as a record structure, and each elementary item as a field.
After File Manager creates a template, you can add selection criteria and other formatting
information. You use templates to map the data in your application files for a concise view of
the contents. This includes the ability to view multi-record files.
You can save templates, eliminating the need to recreate them each time you browse ...