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Customizing Z Data Tools
Customizing Z Data Tools
Changing the print and display translation tables
By default, Z Data Tools translates unprintable characters in printed output to blanks (option PRTTRANS=ON), and non-displayable characters in displayed output to periods.
Changing the translation tables in English
If you are using English, you use the usermod HFMUMODT and HFMTRTBS to change the print and display tables.

Customizing Z Data Tools
- Preparing to customize Z Data Tools
- Customizing the operating environment for Z Data Tools
- Customizing Z Data Tools
  - Changing the default options
  - Setting up Z Data Tools to use a template repository
    A template repository is a VSAM file that contains cross-references of data sets, CICS® files (including CICS TS and CICS TD queues), path names, and WebSphere MQ queue names to their respective templates.
  - Changing the JCL skeleton for batch mode
  - Customizing Z Data Tools batch return codes
  - Changing the print and display translation tables
    By default, Z Data Tools translates unprintable characters in printed output to blanks (option PRTTRANS=ON), and non-displayable characters in displayed output to periods.
    - Changing the translation tables in English
      If you are using English, you use the usermod HFMUMODT and HFMTRTBS to change the print and display tables.
  - Changing the ASCII translation tables
- 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.
- 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.

Changing the translation tables in English

If you are using English, you use the usermod HFMUMODT and HFMTRTBS to change the print and display tables.

Check that the terminal on which you want to display Z Data Tools panels supports the display of special characters, or that the universal character buffer (UCB) of your printer has the characters you want to use.
Change the Z Data Tools options to specify PRTTRANS=ON. For information on how to do this, see Changing the default options.
Modify the Z Data Tools translation table as follows:
1. Copy the member HFMTRTBS from HFM.SHFMSAM1 into your own source library.
2. Change the translation table definition statements in HFMTRTBS in your source library, according to your requirements, as described above.
3. Modify the HFMUMODT member in HFM.SHFMSAM1 to meet your site's requirements. Refer to the usermod for information about changes you might need to make.
4. Install SMP/E usermod HFMUMODT.

To change the tables in languages other than English, see Customizing Z Data Tools for national languages.

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