This topic provides an example of an ISPF session. For new users, it is a quick introduction to ISPF. For users with previous ISPF experience, it is a quick review. It can also be used to demonstrate that ISPF has been properly installed and is operational.
During this scenario, member ISRASM is copied from ISP.SISPSAMP to a user data set. The other three members are not used.
Action | Result |
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1. Log on to TSO. | READY is displayed on your screen. |
2. Type ISPF (or the appropriate alias) and press Enter. | The ISPF Primary Option Menu is displayed. |
3. On the Option line, type 3 to select the Utilities option. Then press Enter. | The Utility Selection Panel is displayed. |
4. On the Option line, type 2 to select the Data Set utility. Then press Enter. | The Data Set Utility panel is displayed. |
5. On the Option line, type A to
allocate a new data set. Specify an ISPF library by typing this information,
but substitute your first name in the Group field:
Now press Enter. |
The Allocate New Data Set panel is displayed. Note: The Project name must be defined as a valid high-level identifier on your installation. Generally, user-ids are defined as such. If this is not true for your installation, ask your system programmer what project names are valid for your system. |
6. Type the information shown. Note: Leave ALL
fields blank except:
Now press Enter. |
Data set your_user_id.name.ASM is allocated on scratch volume. The Data Set Utility panel is displayed. |
7. Select option A again and specify this ISPF
library, again substituting your first name in the Group field:
Press Enter. |
The Allocate New Data Set panel is displayed. |
8. Leave everything the same. Just press Enter. | Data set your_user_id.name.OBJ is allocated. The Data Set Utility panel is displayed. |
9. Press F3. | The Utility Selection Panel is displayed. |
10. Press F3 again. | The ISPF Primary Option Menu is displayed. |
11. Type 3.3 to select the Move/Copy utility, bypassing the Utility Selection Menu. Press Enter. | The Move/Copy Utility panel is displayed. |
12. Now you will copy a data set. On the Option
line, type C to select Copy data set or member(s).
Then, under From Other Partitioned or Sequential Data Set:, enter
this data set name:
Press Enter. |
A panel titled COPY FROM ISP.SISPSAMP(ISRASM) is displayed. |
13. Under To ISPF Library:, type these values:
Press Enter. |
Member ISRASM is copied from data set ISP.SISPSAMP to ISPF library your_user_id.name.ASM. Then, the Move/Copy Utility panel is displayed. |
14. Press F3. | The ISPF Primary Option Menu is displayed. |
15. Now you will browse member ISRASM. On the Option line, type 1 to select View and press Enter. | The View Entry Panel is displayed. Select Browse Mode. |
16. Type these details under ISPF LIBRARY:
Note: Leave the Member field blank.
Press Enter. |
A member list is displayed, showing ISRASM as the only member in the your_user_id.name.ASM library. |
17. Move the cursor to the left of ISRASM. Then type S to select ISRASM and press Enter. | A panel titled BROWSE your_user_id.name.ASM (ISRASM) is displayed. This is the first page of member ISRASM. |
18. Press F8 to scroll ahead one page. | The second page of ISRASM is displayed. |
19. Press F7 to scroll backward one page. | The first page of ISRASM is displayed. |
20. Type FIND COMMENT on the Command line and press Enter. | The cursor moves to the first occurrence of the character string COMMENT and the string is intensified. Also, the message CHARS 'COMMENT' FOUND is displayed in the upper-right corner of the screen. |
21. To find the next occurrence of COMMENT, press F5, the RFIND command. | The cursor moves to the second occurrence of COMMENT and once again the string is intensified. |
22. Press F3. | The member list is displayed. |
23. Press F3 again. | The View Entry Panel is displayed. |
24. Press F3 one more time. | The ISPF Primary Option Menu is displayed. |
25. Now you will edit member ISRASM. On the Option line, type 2 to select Edit and press Enter. | The Edit Entry Panel is displayed. |
26. Type ISRASM in the Member field and press Enter. | A panel titled EDIT your_user_id.name.ASM(ISRASM) is displayed. This is the first page of member ISRASM. |
27. On the Command line, type FIND COMMENT and press Enter to find the line containing the character string COMMENT. | The cursor moves to the first occurrence of the character string and the line number is intensified. |
28. Delete COMMENT by pressing the Erase EOF key. | COMMENT is erased. Any characters to the right of COMMENT are erased, also. |
29. Press F5 to find the next occurrence of COMMENT. | The cursor moves to the second occurrence of COMMENT and the line number is intensified. |
30. Move the cursor to the sequence number of the line below COMMENT, then move the cursor up one line. Repeat the COMMENT line by typing R over the first digit of the line number and pressing Enter. | The line is repeated. |
31. On the Command line, type AUTOLIST ON, and press Enter. | Sets autolist mode on for automatic source listings. |
32. Try out more Edit commands if you like, but remember: this program will be assembled later. | HAVE FUN! |
33. Press F3. | Member ISRASM is saved in data set your_user_id.name.ASM and a listing of the member is placed in the ISPF list data set. The Edit Entry Panel is displayed. |
34. Press F3 again. | The ISPF Primary Option Menu is displayed. |
35. Move the cursor to Help on the action bar. Press Enter. On the resulting pop-up window, select 18. | The beginning of the ISPF tutorial is displayed. Follow the directions to learn more about ISPF. When you have finished, press F3 to return to the ISPF Primary Option Menu. |
Action | Result |
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50. With the ISPF Primary Option Menu on the screen, press F3. | The ISPF Specify Disposition of Log and List Data Sets panel is displayed. |
51. Select the process option to print and delete both the log and list data sets, and fill in the job statement information as required by your installation. Press Enter. | Data sets will be printed, then deleted through batch jobs submitted by ISPF. The job name is displayed at the bottom of the screen. |
52. You are now out of ISPF. To leave TSO, type LOGOFF and press Enter. | This is the end of this usage scenario. |