SDSF commands reference

The SDSF commands and their use in REXX are described in the following table. For the syntax of the commands, enter HELP command-name from the SDSF command line.

Table 1. SDSF Commands and REXX
Command Purpose Use on ISFEXEC Use on ISFACT REXX Variable Notes
/ Issue MVS command Yes No   The preferred method is to use ISFSLASH.
? Switch between primary and alternate field lists No No   Not supported in REXX. See the PRIMARY, ALTERNATE and DELAYED options of the ISFEXEC command and the PRIMARY2, ALTERNATE2 and DELAYED2 options of the ISFACT command.
? Display output data set information from browse No No   Not supported in REXX
ABEND Force SDSF abend No No   Not supported in REXX
Start of changeACTHEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the ACTH action column help panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
ACTION Control WTORs displayed on the SYSLOG No No    
Start of changeADEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the AD panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
AFD Invoke SDSF with program ISFAFD No No   Not supported in REXX
APF Display the APF panel Yes Yes    
APPC Control the display of transaction data No No ISFAPPC  
ARRANGE Control the order of panel columns No No   Not supported in REXX
AS Display the AS panel Yes Yes    
BOOK Invoke BookManager® No No   Not supported in REXX
BOTTOM Scroll to the bottom No No ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE Supported for browse only
CFC Display the CFC panel Yes Yes    
Start of changeCFDEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the CFD panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
CFS Display the CFS panel Yes Yes    
CK Display the CK panel Yes Yes    
Start of changeCMDHEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the CMDH command help panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
Start of changeCOLHEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the COLH column help panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
COLS Display the scale line No No   Not supported in REXX
CSR Display the CSR panel Yes Yes    
DA Display the DA panel Yes Yes    
DEST Specify destinations for filtering No No ISFDEST The length of the value can exceed the 42-character limit of the DEST command. When specifying multiple destinations (up to 4), separate them with a blank. Do not use the + operand.
DEV Display the DEV panel Yes Yes    
DOWN Scroll down No No ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE Supported only for browsing with ISFBROWSE and ISFLOG.
DYNX Display the DYNX panel Yes Yes    
ENC Display the ENC panel Yes Yes    
ENQ Display the ENQ panel Yes Yes    
END Return to the previous panel No No   Not supported in REXX
FILTER Filter data No No ISFFILTER, ISFFILTER2, ISFFILTERMODE, SDSFFILTER, SDSFFILTERMODE There is no limit to the number of filters you can set with ISFFILTER or ISFFILTER2. Supported for tabular panels.
FIND Find a string No No ISFFIND Supported only for browsing with ISFBROWSE and ISFLOG
FINDLIM Set the number of lines to search No No ISFFINDLIM Supported only for browsing with ISFBROWSE and ISFLOG
FS Display the FS panel Yes Yes    
GT Display the GT panel Yes Yes    
H Display the H panel Yes Yes    
I Display the I panel Yes Yes    
INIT Display the INIT panel Yes Yes    
INPUT Control inclusion of input data sets in browse No No ISFINPUT  
JC Display the JC panel Yes Yes    
Start of changeJCSEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the JCS panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
JG Display the JG panel Yes Yes    
JP Display the JP panel Yes Yes    
J0 Display the J0 panel Yes Yes    
LEFT Scroll left No No   Not supported in REXX
LI Display the LINES panel Yes Yes    
Start of changeLLSEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the LLS panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
LNK Display the LNK panel Yes Yes    
LPA Display the LPA panel Yes Yes    
LOCATE Locate a line or column No No   Not supported in REXX
LOG Display the SYSLOG and Operlog No No   Use the ISFLOG command
LOGLIM Limit the Operlog No No    
MAS Display the MAS panel Yes Yes    
Start of changeMEMEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the MEM panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
NA Display the NA panel Yes Yes    
NC Display the NC panel Yes Yes    
NEXT Skip to the next data set No No ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE Use with ISFBROWSE
NO Display the NODES panel Yes Yes    
NS Display the NS panel Yes Yes    
O Display the O panel Yes Yes    
OWNER Limit the jobs by owner No No ISFOWNER  
PAG Display the PAG panel Yes Yes    
PARM Display the PARM panel. Enclose PARM in single quotes when using ISFACT. Yes Yes    
PANELID Display panel ID No No   Not supported in REXX
Start of changePCEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the PC panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
PR Display the PR panel Yes Yes    
PREFIX Filter jobs by name No No ISFPREFIX  
PREV Skip to the previous data set No No ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE Use with ISFBROWSE
PRINT Print data or the screen No No   Not supported in REXX
PROC Display the PROC panel Yes Yes    
PS Display the PS panel Yes Yes    
PUN Display the PUN panel Yes Yes    
QUERY List SDSF data Yes No   Responses returned in ISFRESP stem
RDR Display the RDR panel Yes Yes    
RES Display the RES panel Yes Yes    
RESET Clear pending actions No No   Not supported in REXX
RIGHT Scroll right No No   Not supported in REXX
RM Display the RM panel Yes Yes    
RSYS Limit WTORs on SYSLOG by system No No    
SE Display the SE panel Yes Yes    
Start of changeSEARCHEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the SEARCH popupEnd of change Start of changeNoEnd of change Start of changeNoEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
SELECT Display selected rows No No   Not supported in REXX
SET ACTION Display action characters No No ISFACTIONS  
SET BROWSE Set default browse action character No No   Not supported in REXX
SET CKLIM Set limit for instances on the CKH panel No No ISFCKLIM  
SET CMODE Set mode for sysplex communications No No ISFCMODE  
SET CONFIRM Set confirmation of destructive actions No No   Not supported in REXX
SET CONMOD Set the modification of the extended console name No No ISFCONMOD  
SET CONSOLE Specify extended console No No ISFCONS  
SET CSORT Control cursor-sensitive sort No No   Not supported in REXX
SET CURSOR Set cursor placement No No   Not supported in REXX
SET DATE Set date format No No ISFDATE
SET DELAY Set timeout value No No ISFDELAY  
SET DISPLAY Set display of values No No ISFDISPLAY  
SET DUPDS Set display of duplicate SYSOUT data sets when browsing or printing job data sets No No ISFDUPDS Duplicate SYSOUT data sets are displayed by default
SET LANGUAGE Set language for help No No   Not supported in REXX
SET LOG Set default Log panel No No   Not supported in REXX
SET PRTCCASA Set how SDSF handles carriage control for printing No No ISFPRTCCASA  
SET SCHARS Set wildcard characters No No ISFSCHARS  
SET SCREEN Set colors No No   Not supported in REXX
SET SHELF Set default bookshelf No No   Not supported in REXX
SET TIMEOUT Set timeout for SYSPLEX function No No ISFTIMEOUT  
SMSG Display the SMSG panel Yes Yes    
SMSV Display the SMSV panel Yes Yes    
SNAPSHOT Saves table data No No   Not supported in REXX
SO Display the SO panel Yes Yes    
SORT Sort a tabular panel No No ISFSORT, ISFSORT2, SDSFSORT  
SP Display the SP panel Yes Yes    
SR Display the SR panel Yes Yes    
SSI Display the SSI panel Yes Yes    
ST Display the ST panel Yes Yes    
Start of changeSVCEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the SVC panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
SYM Display the SYM panel Yes Yes    
SYS Display the SYS panel Yes Yes    
SYSID Assign a SYSID for SYSLOG No No ISFSYSID  
SYSNAME Limit data by system No No ISFSYSNAME  
Start of changeSYSPEnd of change Start of changeDisplay the SYSP panelEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of changeYesEnd of change Start of change End of change Start of change End of change
TOP Scroll to the top No No ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE Supported for browse only
TRACE Enable SDSF tracing No No ISFTRACE

ISFTRMASK

  
ULOG Display the ULOG panel No No ISFULOG stem variable Use the WAIT option on the ISFACT command to ensure that the command responses are available in the ISFULOG stem variable.
UP Scroll up No No ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE Supported only for browsing with ISFBROWSE and ISFLOG
VMAP Display the VMAP panel Yes Yes    
WHO List environmental data Yes No   Responses returned in ISFRESP stem variables