Using dialog controls

Using IPCS primary commands
Enter a primary command by typing it on the command/option line, which is the second line of a display panel, or by pressing a PF key that is defined for the specific command. When entering more than one parameter for a command, use either a blank or a comma as a separator. When entering more than one command, use a semicolon to separate the commands.

The primary commands are:
Command

Function

ASCII

Display ISO-8 ASCII characters

CANCEL

End the BROWSE option

CBFORMAT

Format a control block

DOWN

Scroll data forward

EBCDIC

Display EBCDIC characters

END

End a subcommand or panel

EQUATE

Create a user_defined symbol

FIND

Search for a specified value

IPCS

Invoke an IPCS subcommand, CLIST, or REXX exec

LEFT

Scroll data left

LOCATE

Scroll the display to show specific data

MORE

Scroll data

OPCODE

Display mnemonic operation code

RENUM

Renumber symbol entries

RESET

Remove pending commands

RETURN

Display the IPCS Primary Option Menu

RFIND

Repeat the FIND command

RIGHT

Scroll data right

SELECT

Select a pointer to display storage

SORT

Sort an IPCS-generated report

STACK

Create an IPCS-defined symbol

UP

Scroll data backward

WHERE

Identify an area at a given address
Using line commands
Enter a line command by typing the command at the beginning of a line. Enter the first character of the command in the first column, which is blank in a report. The second through the sixth characters of a line command, if needed, must be typed over the next 5 columns of report text shown on the line. Because characters in the command may match characters of report text, exercise care to ensure that IPCS recognizes the line commands.
When entering line commands, do one of the following:
- End the line command with a delimiter character (either a blank or a special character) that was not displayed in the report column following the line command.
- Type the line command and press the ENTER key, leaving the cursor under the character following the line command.
The line commands are:
Command

Function

D

Delete screen output

E

Edit a pointer

F

Format a defined control block

I

Insert a pointer

R

Repeat a pointer

S

Select a pointer to display storage

S, F, or L

Show excluded screen output

X

Exclude screen output
Using the PF keys
Certain primary commands can be invoked through the PF keys. The PF keys are listed in the following task tables. Note that these PF key definitions can be modified.
Using ISPF primary commands
You can use ISPF primary commands, such as CURSOR, HELP, SPLIT, and SWAP. See the z/OS V2R2 ISPF Dialog Tag Language Guide and Reference for these commands.