Setting point-and-shoot behavior

The SET PAS command (and its alias SET FFPS) controls the point-and-shoot behavior for both fixed field and other point-and-shoot enabled fields (such as memory addresses). The selected value is saved across SDSF sessions when running under ISPF.

When point-and-shoot is enabled, placing the cursor anywhere within the fixed field or other point-and-shoot enabled field and pressing Enter results in the associated panel being displayed. This is equivalent to entering the corresponding action character or primary command.

By default, point-and-shoot is enabled for the fixed field on the panel. (The fixed field for each panel is described in the panels listed in SDSF panels.) For example, for the DA panel, the fixed field is JOBNAME. By default, point-and-shoot also is enabled on panel fields that support the function. For example, on the JES panel, the SSCT field is enabled for point-and-shoot.

By default, non-fixed field point-and-shoot fields do not use the ISPF CUA PAS(ON) attribute, but instead use SDSF internal methods to locate and process cursor actions. This enables you to apply a separate color and highlight to these fields. This behavior can be changed using the SET SCREEN ISPF dialog.

The panels in Table 1 support fixed field point-and-shoot.
Table 1. Fixed Field Point-and-Shoot Targets
Panel Fixed Field Point-and-Shoot Target
AS Job Memory
CK CKH
DA, I, ST, O, H, J0 JDS
JC ST
JDS Output data set
JG Job Dependencies
Start of changeRACEnd of change Start of changeRACPEnd of change
SE RES
SMSG SMSV
SRCH ISPF browse
For example:
  1. From the DA panel, select the job you are interested in.
  2. Place the cursor in the JOBNAME for that job.
  3. Press Enter.

    The JDS panel for the job is displayed.

Additional SET PAS (and SET FFPS) commands

The additional SET PAS commands are shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Additional SET PAS Commands
Command Description
SET PAS ON Enables point-and-shoot for the fixed field and other supported fields. This is the default.
SET PAS HIDE Enables point-and-shoot for the fixed field and other supported fields, but does not change the color or highlighting of the field.
SET PAS OFF Disables point-and-shoot.
SET PAS ? Displays the current setting for SET PAS.