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Customizing Z Data Tools
Customizing Z Data Tools for national languages
You can customize Z Data Tools for national languages other than English.
Translating the message text
All Z Data Tools base function messages are stored in the HFM0MENU source member.
Providing a multicultural version of HFM0MENU

Customizing Z Data Tools
- Preparing to customize Z Data Tools
- Customizing the operating environment for Z Data Tools
- Customizing Z Data Tools
- Customizing the Z Data Tools security environment
  Z Data Tools provides security for system-oriented functions through ®either RACF (or an equivalent security product) or the HFMSECUR exit.
- Customizing Z Data Tools to write audit records to SMF
- Customizing the Z Data Tools audit facility for Base component
- Customizing Z Data Tools for national languages
  You can customize Z Data Tools for national languages other than English.
  - Changing the print and display translation tables for languages other than English
    If you plan to use Z Data Tools with a national language other than English, you might need to provide print and display tables specific to your language.
  - Translating the message text
    All Z Data Tools base function messages are stored in the HFM0MENU source member.
    - Providing a multicultural version of HFM0MENU
    - Translating the ISPF messages text
      All Z Data Tools ISPF messages are provided in English.
  - Translating the panel text
    All Z Data Tools panels are provided in English.
  - Using the translated messages and panels
- Customizing Z Data Tools Service Provider for z/OS® Connect
  Z Data Tools Service Provider for IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition enables client applications to access IBM Z data sources using z/OS Connect.
- Customizing Z Data Tools to use library management system libraries
- Customizing Z Data Tools to use the Optim™ Data Privacy Provider API
- Customizing Z Data Tools to use an I/O exit
- Customizing Z Data Tools to use a scrambling exit
- Verifying the customization of Z Data Tools
  After you have completed the initial installation and customization of Z Data Tools base function, you can perform the following steps to verify your customization.

Providing a multicultural version of HFM0MENU

HFM0MENU contains the assembler source for the messages. To provide translated versions of the messages:

Copy the member HFM0MENU from HFM.SHFMSAM1 to your own source library with the name HFM0Myyy, where yyy is the same language code that you specified to change your print and display translation tables. (See step 4.a above.)
Change the message text in HFM0Myyy in your library.
Modify the HFMUMODM member in HFM.SHFMSAM1 to meet your site's requirements, using the same language code as above. Refer to the usermod for information about other changes you might need to make.
Install SMP/E usermod HFMUMODM.

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