These terms are used in this document:

action bar

The area at the top of an ISPF panel that contains choices that give you access to actions available on that panel. When you select an action bar choice, ISPF displays a pull-down menu.

command procedure

A CLIST or REXX exec

data set

A sequential or partitioned data set

ellipsis

Three dots that follow a pull-down choice. When you select a choice that contains an ellipsis, ISPF displays a pop-up window.

function key

In previous releases of ISPF, a programmed function (PF) key. This is a change in terminology only.

library

A partitioned data set

menu

A selection panel

mnemonics

Action bar choices can be defined with a underscored letter in the action bar choice text. In host mode you can access the action bar choice with the ACTIONS command and parameter x, where x is the underscored letter in the action bar choice text. In GUI mode you can use a hot key to access a choice on the action bar; that is, you can press the ALT key in combination with the letter that is underscored in the action bar choice text.

modal pop-up window

A type of window that requires you to interact with the panel in the pop-up before continuing. This includes canceling the window or supplying information requested.

modeless pop-up window

A type of window that allows you to interact with the dialog that produced the pop-up before interacting with the pop-up itself.

point-and-shoot text

Text on a screen that is cursor-sensitive. See Point-and-Shoot text fields for more information.

pop-up window

A bordered temporary window that displays over another panel.

pull-down menu

A list of numbered choices extending from the selection you made on the action bar. The action bar selection is highlighted; for example, Utilities in Figure 1 appears highlighted on your screen. You can select an action either by typing in its number and pressing Enter or by selecting the action with your cursor. ISPF displays the requested panel. If your choice contains an ellipsis (…), ISPF displays a pop-up window. When you exit this panel or pop-up, ISPF closes the pull-down and returns you to the panel from which you made the initial action bar selection.

push button

A rectangle with text inside. Push buttons are used in windows for actions that occur immediately when the push button is selected (available only when you are running ISPF in GUI mode).

select

In conjunction with point-and-shoot text fields and action bar choices, this means moving the cursor to a field and simulating Enter.

terminal

Any of the supported display devices