Session

The Session view, shown in Figure 1, displays this information in the status area:
  • User ID
  • Time
  • Terminal
  • Screen
  • Language
  • Application ID
  • TSO logon
  • TSO prefix
  • System ID
  • MVS™ account
  • Release.
Figure 1. ISPF Primary Option Menu status area – session view
   Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Options  Status  Help
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                            ISPF Primary Option Menu

 0  Settings      Terminal and user parameters            User ID . : USERID
 1  View          Display source data or listings         Time. . . : 16:23
 2  Edit          Create or change source data            Terminal. : 3278
 3  Utilities     Perform utility functions               Screen. . : 1
 4  Foreground    Interactive language processing         Language. : ENGLISH
 5  Batch         Submit job for language processing      Appl ID . : ISR
 6  Command       Enter TSO or Workstation commands       TSO logon : ISPF
 7  Dialog Test   Perform dialog testing                  TSO prefix: USERID
 9  IBM Products  IBM program development products        System ID : ISD1
 10 SCLM          SW Configuration Library Manager        MVS acct. : IBMGSA
 11 Workplace     ISPF Object/Action Workplace            Release . : ISPF 7.3
 12 z/OS System   z/OS system programmer applications
 13 z/OS User     z/OS user applications

      Enter X to Terminate using Log/List defaults


 Option ===>                                                                   
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
 F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

System ID is a point-and-shoot field. MVS Acct and Release are point-and-shoot fields if over 8 characters long. Select these fields to display pop-up windows that contain additional information about the MVS account number and the ISPF environment.

MVS Acct
The account number identifying this MVS user.
System ID
Shows the SYSPLEX and SYSNODE.
SYSPLEX
The MVS sysplex name as found in the COUPLExx or LOADxx member of SYS1.PARMLIB.
SYSNODE
The network node name of your installation's JES.
Figure 2. System information pop-up
System information pop-up
Release
Displays these variables:
  • ZOS390RL— The z/OS® Release running on your system.
  • ZISPFOS— The level of ISPF code that is running as part of z/OS on your system. This might or might not match ZOS390RL.
  • ZENVIR— The ISPF Environment description. See the table of system variables in the z/OS ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference for a complete explanation.
Figure 3. Environment pop-up (release information)
Environment pop-up (release information)