How to Navigate in the Customization Dialog

See ISPF User's Guide for details. You need to know the following characteristics of the customization dialog:

• For panels that display a list that you are required to select one or more entries from and specify an action against that entry, you can:
  • Enter action entry name on the command line, for example, EDIT entry name
  • Enter the action in the Action column next to the appropriate entry, for example, enter EDIT in the Action column next to entry name.
  • Select the entry by entering S or SELECT in the Action column next to the entry. Move the cursor to the ACTIONS menu bar entry, press Enter, and enter the number corresponding to the action you want to take. For example, place an S in the Action column next to entry name and select 1 (EDIT) from the Action menu.

    The action most likely to be used on a certain panel is always the first action listed in the ACTIONS pull-down menu. When you enter S or SELECT in the Action column and press Enter, this default action is used. For example, entering S under Action for MY_ENTERPRISE in the Policy Database Selection panel opens the MY_ENTERPRISE database.

  Some panels display a list that you can select only one entry from. If you attempt to select more than one entry from such a list, only one selection is accepted. If one entry is already selected and you select another one, this new selection becomes active and the previous selection is removed.

  From a list of policy items, you can select multiple items. Then they are processed sequentially. Pressing the END (PF3) key takes you to the next selected item to be processed without returning to the selection panel.

• The COMMANDS pull-down menu lists all commands that can be entered at the command line.
• The ACTIONS pull-down menu lists all actions that can be entered in the Action column for panels displaying entry lists.
• The VIEW pull-down menu lists the different levels of detail that can be displayed for the entries in an entry list. For example, in many entry lists you can display just the entry name and short description, or you can also display a detailed description for each entry.

  Sample panels shown in this documentation may look different on your system depending on the selected view.

• On data entry panels, the END (PF3) key verifies input, saves the data, and exits the current panel.
• Pressing the Enter key verifies input and redisplays the current panel.
• In certain cases a long message is displayed in a pop-up window on the panel. If this pop-up window covers required input areas you can move it. For more information, see the section Movable Pop-Ups in z/OS ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference