Session options

Use the Session Options window to set several options controlling the environment of your Interactive Report Facility (IRF) session.

To display this window, select option 5 (Session Options) from the Options menu, or type OPTIONS on any command line and press Enter.

Figure 1. Session Options window

 DGOFOPTS                 Session Options

 Update fields as required, then press Enter.

 Confirmation display  . . . . . . . . . . 1  1=yes  2=no
 Initial menu choice . . . . . . . . . . . _  1-6 or blank
 Execution mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  1=Background
                                              2=Foreground
                                              3=Prompt

 DPMPARMS data set . . . __________________________________________________

  F1=Help     F2=Split    F9=Swap    F12=Cancel

The field values shown in Figure 1 are the default settings.

Use the 1 field to specify whether or not you want to be prompted each time you issue a delete, replace, or reset request.

Use the 1 field to specify the panel you want to start on. Possible values for this field are:

1: Create and execute reporting commands (DGOOMENU)
2: View online DB2® activity - Classic Interface (KO2MPSPF)
3: View online Db2 activity - PE ISPF OLM (FPEMMENU)
4: View online Db2 activity - PE ISPF OLM (FPEMMENU)
5: Customize report and trace layouts (DGOBMENU)
6: Exception profiling (DGOFEP00)
Blank: Performance Expert main menu (FPEFMENU).

The 1 field applies to the execution of batch jobs.

Use the 1 field to specify the DPMPARMS data set to be used by the Online Monitor. The DPMPARMS data set contains information about exception thresholds, customized report layouts, time zone specifications, correlation ID translation, and the MAINPACK identifier. Only the correlation ID translation part is used by the Online Monitor.