Setting preferences for the Data Editor

To access the following preferences for the Data Editor, open the Preferences window and navigate to z/OS Solutions > z Systems Data Editor.

Number of records for the editor window size

Controls the default number of records that show up in the editor when an edit session is started. This value does not represent a minimum or maximum number of records that can be displayed. The number of records displayed changes if records are added or removed in the current data set in the editor. If records are added or removed from the data set, the window size is altered.

Number of records of the step size

Defines the number of records that the editor moves up or down when it traverses a data set. For example, if records 1 - 200 are currently displayed in the editor, setting the step size to 50 records causes the editor to display records 51 - 250.

Undo history size

Sets the number of consecutive actions that can be undone in an edit session. For example, setting the undo limit to 10 allows you to undo the last 10 actions that were performed during an edit session.

New or changed records color

Defines the color that the editor uses to highlight new and changed records.

Hex line color

Defines the background color for hexadecimal lines.

Hex changed line color

Defines the background color for hexadecimal lines that are changed in the editor.

Enable a vertical line that indicates the cursor column position

Displays a vertical guide line at the cursor position. Enabling this preference can help with vertical alignment of data columns.

Vertical indicator line color

Defines the color for the cursor column position indicator.

Collapse Single Mode

Collapses the Single Mode area when the editor is started. Single mode focuses on a single record at a time.

Hex mode on

Displays data in hexadecimal format.