Use this field to tell ISPF which view of the data set list you would like to see. ISPF retains the information you put in this field and displays it the next time you use this panel.

All the scroll commands function normally from these displays, except for the LEFT and RIGHT commands. These commands switch from one view to another, because the panels used to show the different views are connected as if they formed a ring. Each time you enter the LEFT or RIGHT command, another view is displayed in the sequence shown in Figure 1, starting from the current view.

Figure 1. Sequence of data set list display views

If you enter the RIGHT command with the Total view in the sequence displayed, ISPF displays the Volume view. If you enter the LEFT command with the Volume view displayed, ISPF displays the Total view. The available views are:

1. Volume

This view shows a data set list that contains data set names and the volumes on which they reside. Figure 1 shows a typical data set list display using the Volume view.

2. Space

The Space view shows a data set list that contains data set names, tracks, percentages used, extents, and devices. An additional header line, displayed above the column headings and showing the total tracks of all data sets, the total tracks of all non-excluded data sets, the number of data sets listed and the number of non-excluded data sets listed, is displayed if the Display Total Tracks option is selected. Figure 1 shows a typical data set list display using the Space view with the Total Tracks header line.

3. Attrib

This view shows a data set list that contains data set names, data set organizations, record formats, logical record lengths, and block sizes. Figure 2 shows a typical data set list display using the Attributes view.

Note: For each of the views, the list is sorted by data set name. See the list under Figure 3 for descriptions of the fields shown on this panel.

4. Total

This view shows a data set list that contains all the information displayed by the Volume, Space, and Attributes views, plus the created and expired or referred dates. (The Display Expiration Date option on the DSLIST Settings of the options pull-down on the Data Set List utility (option 3.4) allows you to display either the expiration date or the referred date of the data set.) The list is sorted by data set name and has two lines per data set. Figure 3 shows a typical data set list display using the Total view.

The catalog name can also be displayed if the Display Catalog Name option is selected and no value is entered into the Volume Serial field. If the Display Catalog Name option is selected, three lines per data set are displayed. Figure 4 shows a typical data set list display using the Total view with the Catalog name. See the list under the figure for descriptions of the fields shown on this panel.

An additional header line, displayed above the column headings and showing the total tracks of all data sets, the total tracks of all non-excluded datasets, the number of data sets listed, and the number of non-excluded data sets listed, is displayed if the Display Total Tracks option is selected.