Saving a Copy of the List

The SAVE command allows you to save a copy of the list for future use. The saved list contains as many entries as the currently displayed list. Any tailoring you do with the SORT command, FILTER command, VIEW command, and the HIDE line operator determines the content of the saved list.

For example, if the entries statement reads as follows, the saved list will have 85 entries and 39 data columns:

       SCROLL ===> PAGE
Entries 1-14 of 85
Data Columns 16-19 of 42

To save a list, enter SAVE on the command line followed by the name you want to use to identify the list (see Figure 1). Do not use a name that begins with DGT, ISP, or ISR. These prefixes are reserved for ISMF and ISPF tables. If you use other dialogs under ISPF, do not choose a list name that duplicates the name of any table used by the dialog.

Figure 1. Entering the SAVE Command

   Panel List Dataset Utilities Scroll Help
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                                DATA SET LIST
Command ===> save thislist

Enter Line Operators Below:

    LINE
    OPERATOR          DATA SET NAME
   ---(1)----  ------------(2)------------
               USER230.ISMF.LKED
               USER230.ISMF.MACLIB
               USER230.ISMF.NEWNAME

If a saved list or any other ISPF table you specify already exists, you have two options: you can choose another name or specify the REPLACE option with the SAVE command. With the REPLACE option, the SAVE command looks like this:

COMMAND ===> save thislist replace

Once you have saved a list, you can use ISPF services against it. For example, using ISPF file tailoring and table services, you can read, scan, and update the list. You can also format the list for printing. The list can be accessed in both the foreground and the background.

Related Topic: That the variable names used in saved lists are the same as the ones used for CLISTs and user commands. For more information on CLIST variables, see Contents of the List Panels and Acquiring Data for a User-Created CLIST. However, the first character of a variable name is changed when it occurs in a saved list:

The first character for data set list variables is X.
The first character for DASD volume list variables is Y.
The first character for mountable optical volume list variables is K.
The first character for mountable tape volume list variables is J.
The first character for management class variables is R.
The first character for data class variables is Q.
The first character for storage class variables is U.

For more information on using ISPF services, see ISPF Dialog Management Services.