Such a powerful tool needs security safeguards, and FEU has them in the form of role-based access, an audit log of activity, and an undo function.Īpplied Logic recently unveiled version 12 of FEU. In addition to the basic file editing function–including the capability to quickly and easily pull up files (physical or logical), edit the file’s contents, make changes to files en masse based on specified criteria, copy files, create new files, and delete individual files or groups of files based on criteria–FEU adds a few other handy features, such as the capability to edit and reformat spool files, retrieve files that have been deleted, generate DDS, distribute files via FTP, output files in PC formats, and many others. However, many find DFU lacking in the speed and ease-of-use departments (it requires programming), and this has created a market for third-party tools.Īpplied Logic’s answer to DFU is a greenscreen program called File Edit Utility (FEU). IBM includes a tool with OS/400, called Data File Utility (DFU), that lets users access, update, and delete files in DB2/400. When iSeries professionals are faced with an exception–such as the need to correct a single error entered into a database field, or even the same error affecting multiple database fields–they need a tool that gives them direct access to the database so they can rectify the situation quickly. Of course, “day-to-day” operations seldom mean routine. At the same time, they’re also expected to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly.

These days, many iSeries administrators, programmers, and operators are occupied with the task of locking down their systems and–more importantly–documenting how they did it in order to meet federal regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and HIPAA.

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