Function key default settings

Use the function key default settings to view help, move between panels, or access certain Online Monitor and ISPF functions with a single keystroke.
Note:
  • The Online Monitor is an ISPF application, and all normal ISPF behaviors apply.
  • The default function key settings in help panels follow the standard conventions for help in the ISPF environment.
Table 1 describes the Online Monitor function keys, their default settings, their functions, and the Online Monitor panels on which they are available.
Table 1. Function key default settings
Function key Default setting Function Online Monitor panels
F1 HELP Used to view help information for a panel or field. All panels
F2 SPLIT Used to divide the display into two logical displays separated by a horizontal line and starts another ISPF session, or changes the location of the horizontal line. All panels
F3 EXIT Used to validate and save the data entered in a panel, exit the panel, and return to the previous panel. All panels that contain a command line
F4 PROMPT Used to view a list of possible values for a field. The prompt fields are followed by a plus sign (+). Some Collect Report Data panels and Exception Threshold Field Details panel
F5 AUTO Used to refresh the data shown in the current panel periodically. All Thread and Statistics panels
ADD Used to add a new exception threshold entry. Exception Threshold Field Details panel
F6 HISTORY Used for viewing historical data in panels.
Note: If your installation has installed the Online Monitor without the data collector, this function is not available.
 All Thread Activity, Statistics, and System Parameters panels
DELETE Used to delete an exception threshold entry. Exception Threshold Field Details panel
F7 UP Used to scroll toward the top of the data. All scrolling panels
F8 DOWN Used to scroll toward the bottom of the data. All scrolling panels
F9 SWAP Used to switch between ISPF sessions. All panels
F10 QUALIFY Used to filter the threads listed in the Thread Summary panel. Thread Summary panel
DELTA Used to begin delta processing mode that calculates the statistics values between the last two times you pressed Enter. All Statistics panels
PREVIOUS Used to display the previous exception threshold entry for a field. Exception Threshold Field Details panel
F11 SORT Used to sort the threads listed in the Thread Summary panel. Thread Summary panel
INTERVAL Used to establish a base point in time from which statistics are to be calculated. All Statistics panels
NEXT Used to display the next exception threshold entry for a field. Exception Threshold Field Details panel
F12 CANCEL Used to exit a panel without saving the entries, and return to the previous panel canceling all related panels. All panels
F14 PURGE Used to purge a thread currently processing in the DB2® subsystem you are monitoring. You require the Db2 privilege to perform CANCEL THREAD. All Thread Activity panels
F16 LOOK Used to view the following exception information and authorization failures:
  • Periodic exceptions
  • Periodic exceptions messages
  • Display exceptions
  • Authorization failure summary
  • Exception event summary
  • Exception event messages
 All panels (except LOOK and related panels)
F17 COLLECT Used to display the Collect Report Data panel, where you can collect specific Db2 instrumentation data and direct this data to a data set. All panels (except Collect Report Data panels)
F18 EXPLAIN Used to explain the access path methods chosen by Db2 for a given SQL statement. All Thread panels that show the SQL statement
F19 LEFT Used to scroll toward the left. Thread Summary panel
F20 RIGHT Used to scroll toward the right. Thread Summary panel
F21 EXPAND Used to expand a field content that is too long to fit in a panel into a separate window where the entire field content can be shown. All panels that contain information of a length that cannot be shown in the available panel space.
F22 LEFT Used to scroll through a field content that is too long to fit in a panel, if the cursor is positioned on such a field. All panels that contain information of a length that cannot be shown in the available panel space.
F22 RIGHT Used to scroll through a field content that is too long to fit in a panel, if the cursor is positioned on such a field. All panels that contain information of a length that cannot be shown in the available panel space.
You can use the following ISPF commands to alter the function key settings:
KEYLIST
Changes the function key settings.
FKA
Alternates between the function key long display format, short display format, and no function key display at all.
PFSHOW
Toggles on and off the display of function key settings.
PFSHOW TAILOR
Specifies how function keys are displayed.

All function keys correspond to a command entered on the command line. For example, typing the command CANCEL on the command line is the same as pressing the F12 (Cancel) key.

You can use the command line with the function keys to enter function parameters. To do this, type the parameters on the command line and press the function key to activate the command.

You can use the ISPF PANELID command to choose whether to display a panel ID on the top line of the panels. To toggle the panel ID display, type PANELID on the command line and press Enter.