Summary of Client/Server Compatibility

The table below summarises Client/Server Compatibility status.

Date Version/APAR requirements Additional information
11th May 2012
  • IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse v12.1.0
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Common Component v12.1.0
  • IBM® File Manager® for z/OS® v12.1.0
  • v12 release of File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse is not compatible with earlier releases of File Manager
31st August 2012
  • IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse v12.1.1
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Common Component v12.1.1
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Studio v12.1.0
  • First release of IBM® Problem Determination Tools Studio.
  • Fix for APAR PM71708 (WHEN EDITING A DATASET USING FILE MANAGER PLUG-IN UNDER RDZ, RECEIVE MESSAGE- EXCEPTION ENCOUNTERED WHILE EXECUTING FM ACTION)
7th November 2012
  • IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse v12.1.2
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Common Component v12.1.2
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Studio v12.1.1
  • Recommended: File Manager for z/OS® v12.1.0 with PTFs for APAR PM69989 and APAR PM76089 applied
  • Improved navigation and data entry when using the formatted editor
  • Export data from FM/Base and FM/DB2 resources to a desktop file in XML/CSV format
  • Now able to create a PDS/PDSE member from Systems Information view tree
  • Added DB2 SQL console for authoring and executing SQL statements
  • Added DB2 Command console for authoring and executing DB2 commands
  • Improved navigation in Systems View tree; added scrolling support when a query returns a large amount of results
  • Major performance improvements.
  • Added multi-layout dynamic template support
  • Copy wizard now supports formatting copied data to XML
  • Fix for APAR PM61961 (RECEIVE COMPILE ERRORS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CREATE A TEMPLATE FROM A PL/I COPYBOOK)
23rd November 2012
  • IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse v12.1.3
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Common Component v12.1.3
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Studio v12.1.2
  • Recommended: File Manager for z/OS® v12.1.0 with PTFs for APAR PM77389 applied
  • Added cursor navigation support in the formatted editor.
  • Added compiler listing retrieval support when the formatted editor fails to start due to compiler errors for the specified template.
  • Fixed a problem with Find/Change command when viewing data in the formatted editor.
  • Fixed a problem with SAVE AS action in the formatted editor.
  • Fixed a problem with updating values of CICS files.
  • Enhanced server/client compatibility issue reporting.
14 December 2012
  • IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse v12.1.4
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Common Component v12.1.4
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Studio v12.1.3
  • Improved navigation for the compiler options setting.
  • Cursor navigation improvement for the formatted editor in view mode.Added cursor navigation support in the formatted editor.
21 December 2012
  • IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse v12.1.5
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Common Component v12.1.5
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Studio v12.1.4
  • APAR PM79469. Data corruption when editing in character display involving non-displayable characters.
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes.
15 March 2013
  • IBM® File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse v12.1.6
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Common Component v12.1.6
  • IBM® Problem Determination Tools Studio v12.1.5
  • Enhancement APAR PM83408.
    • Enhancement to support specification of CCSIDs. Need to apply File Manager PTF for APAR PM80526.
    • Member template listing in Systems Information view and Properties view.
    • Systems Information view performance enhancements and usability improvements.
    • Improved server/client version mismatch reporting.
    • User names retrieved from Rational Developer for System z are uppercased.
  • Fix for APAR PM82153.

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