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Creating and editing templates
For many tasks performed with Z Data Tools, you can manipulate your view of a data set by applying a template.
Template repository
The template repository is a VSAM KSDS file that is used to associate a data set or resource name with its corresponding template.
Specifying the repository data set name
There are three methods of providing the name of the template repository data set.

Working with Z Data Tools
- Z Data Tools overview
- Getting started with Z Data Tools
- Viewing and changing data sets
  To view data stored in a supported data set, use the View Utility or the Edit Utility.
- Creating and editing templates
  For many tasks performed with Z Data Tools, you can manipulate your view of a data set by applying a template.
  - Template types and structure
    A Z Data Tools template is a collection of information that you can use to select and format records and fields in an application data set.
  - Template repository
    The template repository is a VSAM KSDS file that is used to associate a data set or resource name with its corresponding template.
    - Specifying the repository data set name
      There are three methods of providing the name of the template repository data set.
    - Using a mandatory repository
      A mandatory repository identifies resources that have templates or views that will be used to anonymize or scramble the data.
    - Telling Z Data Tools to use the repository template name
      The repository template definition will be used when ? is specified in the template data set name field in the ISPF interface or the TCIN= keyword in a batch job.
    - Template repository edit
      The Template Repository Edit panel is used to create, list, and maintain repository entries.
    - Template repository utilities
      Use the template repository import and export utilities to make mass changes to repository entries.
  - Managing templates
  - Manipulating the display of fields in records
  - Managing templates with the Template Workbench
  - Specifying scrambling options
  - Mapping fields between templates
  - Copybook View and Print Utility
    Use the Copybook View and Print Utility to view or print field definition information.
  - XML templates
    A Z Data Tools template can be exported to an external XML format using the Template Export utility.
- Working with the Template List
  Display a list of templates and perform actions on them.
- Filtering records with templates
- Managing data sets
- Using Z Data Tools utilities
- Tape Specific Functions
- Disk/VSAM Data Functions
- OAM Functions
- Using UNIX™ System Services and the Hierarchical File System
- Introduction to programming with Z Data Tools functions
- Enhancing Z Data Tools processing
  You can enhance normal processing of a number of Z Data Tools tasks by supplying a procedure that runs in conjunction with the Z Data Tools process.
- Redefines criteria
  Redefines criteria can be specified for a field with a REDEFINES clause, or a field that is the target of a REDEFINES clause.
- Enhanced ISPF: Reference List, Search, Change, and PDSE Workbench
  Z Data Tools provides several enhancements to the basic facilities that are available in an ISPF session: Enhanced Reference List, Enhanced Search, Enhanced Change, and PDSE Workbench.
- Z Data Tools Service Provider for z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition
  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.
- Function and panel reference lists

Specifying the repository data set name

There are three methods of providing the name of the template repository data set.

The methods are evaluated in the following order and the first specification is used for the rest of the session.

Specify the repository name in the respective HFMxPARM PARMLIB member.

Allocate a ddname TPREPOS to a TSO/ISPF session or specify it as a DD card to a batch job.

JCL:

//DD TPREPOS DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.TEMPLATE.REPOSTRY

TSO command:

'ALLOC FI(TPREPOS) DA('hlq.TEMPLATE.REPOSTRY') SHR REUSE'

Customize the options module HFM4POPT.

For more information on setting up Z Data Tools to use a template repository, see the Z Data Tools Customization Guide.