Specifying Filters with DISPSFLT

The DISPSFLT panel displays the filters that are used for the DISPSTAT display. The filters are stored in task global variables, and you can save and update them by pressing PF9.

When you invoke the panel from DISPSTAT, pressing Enter takes you to the DISPSTAT display using the filters that are currently displayed. The filters are not saved unless you have previously pressed PF9 in the DISPSFLT command dialog.

The filters that you can set are:

  • Resources:

    You can specify a list of one or more subsystem names. They can have leading or trailing wildcards (for example, *VIEW, NET* and *TVIE* are okay, but NE*EW will not work).

    You can also specify a list of job names instead of subsystem names.

  • Statuses:

    You can specify a list of automation statuses to be included or excluded from the display. This filter is used whenever the display is refreshed.

    SA z/OS provides the following sets of pre-grouped statuses, which can be abbreviated by their numbers:

    1. All resources that are currently UP or ENDED
    2. All resources that are in a normal status: DOWN, STARTED, UP, AUTOTERM, AUTODOWN, ACTIVE, ENDED, ENDING, RESTART, EXTSTART, RUNNING
    3. All resources that are in a down status: DOWN, INACTIVE, RESTART, AUTODOWN, CTLDOWN, STOPPED, BROKEN, MOVED, FALLBACK
    4. All resources that are in a start transition state: RESTART, STARTED, STARTED2, ACTIVE, RUNNING, EXTSTART
    5. All resources that are in a stop transition state: AUTOTERM, ENDING, STOPPING, ABENDING, BREAKING
  • Target Systems:

    This lets you specify the systems within the sysplex that you want data gathered from. By default it shows just your local system.

    You can specify a list of one or more system, domain, or sysplex names (in any combination), and the query is sent to those systems. Alternatively you can specify '*ALL', and the query is sent to all active systems within the sysplex.

    In general the more specific your query and the fewer systems you send it to, the faster it will execute.

    When you have updated the filters (the defaults will do for just exploring), press Enter to go into the DISPSTAT display.