Figure 1 shows the Workstation pull-down menu on the ISPF Settings panel action bar.

   Log/List  Function keys  Colors  Environ  Workstation  Identifier  Help
───────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
                                ISPF  │    1. Workstation connection...       │
                                      │    2. GUI panel settings...           │
Options                               │    *. Workstation Tool Integration... │
  Enter "/" to select option          │    4. Download ISPF C/S component...  │
  /  Command line at bottom           │    *. Disconnect from the workstation │
  /  Panel display CUA mode           └───────────────────────────────────────┘
  /  Long message in pop-up
  /  Tab to action bar choices
     Tab to point-and-shoot fields        General

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From this pull-down you can start a workstation session, specify GUI panel settings, configure the Workstation Tool Integration dialog, download the ISPF C/S component, and disconnect from the workstation.

Before you can perform these tasks, you must have completed these tasks:

• Successful installation and initialization of TCP/IP or APPC.

  'Appendix B: Configuring Communications for the ISPF Client/Server', in the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I, contains procedures to help you to test whether you have satisfied this requirement.

• Successful installation of the ISPF Workstation Agent component.

  See 'Appendix A: Installing the Client/Server component', in the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I for additional information.

• Initialization of the ISPF WSA component.

  To initialize the WSA:

  • If you have created a shortcut on your desktop that automatically launches the WSA, double-click the icon.

  If you do not have a shortcut icon:

  1. Go to a command line in your operating system (Windows or UNIX).
  2. Change to the directory that contains your WSA executable file.
  3. Enter WSA.

     The Workstation Agent window is displayed on your workstation.

     Figure 2. The Workstation Agent window

     

     This window represents the executing ISPF C/S workstation program. For more information about this window, see 'Appendix A: Installing the Client/Server component', in the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I. You can minimize this window but you cannot close it while ISPF is running in GUI mode.

     Note: If you do not close the WSA window after you end an ISPF C/S session, you will not have to repeat this step to start another ISPF C/S session; that is, as long as the ISPF C/S component has been started, you can start a workstation session.