Terminal operator logical paging

If you do not specify operator logical paging, the terminal operator can advance pages only one at a time, by using the page advance function. If you do specify operator logical paging in the application program's message output description, the terminal operator can page forward or backward to any page in a message.

With operator logical paging, the terminal operator can enter any of the functions shown in the following table to display a particular logical page.

Table 1. Functions for Operator Logical Paging
Enter	To display
=	The next logical page
=`n` =`nn` =`nnn` =`nnnn`	The `n`th logical page of the message The maximum value for `nnnn` is 9999.
=+`n` =+`nn` =+`nnn`	The `n`th logical page after the current page The maximum value for `nnn` is 999.
=-`n` =-`nn` =-`nnn` =>`nnn`	The `n`th logical page before the current page The maximum value for `nnn` is 999.
=`L`	The last logical page of the message

Enter these functions in the screen area reserved for command and page request information. If no area is reserved, either clear the screen (using the Clear key) and then enter the paging request, or use the next logical page (NEXTLP) function if it has been defined as a PF key in the format definition.

If you request a page outside the range of the pages in the message, IMS issues an error message. After the error message displays, press the PA2 key to continue the message that was being displayed when the error occurred. If a logical page in the message is larger than one physical page, use the PA1 key to step from one physical page to the next within a logical page.