To list information about data sets, select the UTILITIES option (option 3) on the ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu.

------------------------  ISPF/PDF PRIMARY OPTION MENU  ------------------------
OPTION ===> 3
                                                              USERID   - YOURID
    0  ISPF PARMS  - Specify terminal and user parameters     TIME     - 12:47
    1  BROWSE      - Display source data or output listings   TERMINAL - 3277
    2  EDIT        - Create or change source data             PF KEYS  - 12
    3  UTILITIES   - Perform utility functions
    4  FOREGROUND  - Invoke language processors in foreground
    5  BATCH       - Submit job for language processing
    6  COMMAND     - Enter TSO command or CLIST
    7  DIALOG TEST - Perform dialog testing
    8  LM UTILITIES- Perform library administrator utility functions
    9  IBM PRODUCTS- Additional IBM program development products
    C  CHANGES     - Display summary of changes for this release
    T  TUTORIAL    - Display information about ISPF/PDF
    X  EXIT        - Terminate ISPF using log and list defaults

Enter END command to terminate ISPF.

From the Utilities Selection Menu, select the DSLIST option (option 4).

--------------------------  UTILITY SELECTION MENU  ----------------------------
OPTION ===> 4

    1  LIBRARY     - Compress or print data set.  Print index listing.
                       Print, rename, delete, or browse members
    2  DATASET     - Allocate, rename, delete, catalog, uncatalog, or
                       display information of an entire data set
    3  MOVE/COPY   - Move, copy, or promote members or data sets
    4  DSLIST      - Print or display (to process) list of data set names
                       Print or display VTOC information
    5  RESET       - Reset statistics for members of ISPF library
    6  HARDCOPY    - Initiate hardcopy output
    8  OUTLIST     - Display, delete or print held job output
    9  COMMANDS    - Create/change an application command table
   10  CONVERT     - Convert old format messages/menu panels to new format
   11  FORMAT      - Format definition for formatted data Edit/Browse
   12  SUPERC      - Compare data sets (Standard dialog)
   13  SUPERCE     - Compare data sets (Extended dialog)
   14  SEARCH-FOR  - Search data sets for strings of data

You then see a panel that lets you specify what type of list you want and shows you what actions you can perform on the resulting list.

-----------------------------  DATA SET LIST UTILITY  --------------------------
OPTION ===>

  blank - Display data set list *              P  - Print data set list
  V     - Display VTOC information only        PV - Print VTOC information only

Enter one or both of the parameters below:
  DSNAME LEVEL  ===>  PREFIX
  VOLUME        ===>


  INITIAL DISPLAY VIEW   ===>  VOLUME  (VOLUME,SPACE,ATTRIB,TOTAL)
  CONFIRM DELETE REQUEST ===>  YES    (YES or NO)

* The following line commands will be available when the list is displayed

B - Browse data set        C - Catalog data set        F - Free unused space
E - Edit data set          U - Uncatalog data set      = - Repeat last command
D - Delete data set        P - Print entire data set
R - Rename data set        X - Print index listing
I - Data set information   M - Display member list
S - Information (short)    Z - Compress data set       TSO command or CLIST

 

The list of data sets for PREFIX with a VOLUME format might look something like the following panel. The data sets listed at the beginning of the list are data sets for system use.

DSLIST - DATA SETS BEGINNING WITH PREFIX ---------------------------  ROW 1 OF 9
COMMAND ===>                                                    SCROLL ===> PAGE
COMMAND      NAME                                      MESSAGE            VOLUME
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         PREFIX.$10$09$5                                                  MAR87B
         PREFIX.$15$38$5                                                  OCT87A
         PREFIX.#OXYCALC.CDATA                                            MIGRAT
         PREFIX.#OXYCALC.CFORM                                            MIGRAT
         PREFIX.#OXYCALC.REPORT                                           TSO007
         PREFIX.#OXYCALC.SAVE                                             TSO005
         PREFIX.ABDRVR7.ISPPLIB                                           FEB87B
         PREFIX.MEMO.TEXT                                                 NOV87C
         PREFIX.TEST.DATA                                                 NOV87C
************************************ END OF DATA SET LIST **********************
 

For more information about using ISPF/PDF to list information about data sets, see .