ISPF edit CAPS setting

The dialog uses the ISPF editor when you select a job through the S or B line commands. ISPF Edit is called with CAPS set to OFF. This setting preserves your text input in the form in which you enter it (uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case).

If you enter mixed case input in a job, the dialog does not convert your input to uppercase characters. You must ensure that lines that should contain only uppercase characters (like many JCL statements) do not contain lowercase characters. This is easily done with the ISPF Edit UC (Upper Case) line command.

For more information about ISPF Edit, initial macros, CAPS settings, and ISPF Edit line commands, see z/OS V2R2 ISPF Edit and Edit Macros.