When you select one of these options, ISPF displays the selected panel. These options are described in detail in other chapters within this book. Brief descriptions follow:

Option

Description

 0

Settings displays and changes selected ISPF parameters, such as terminal characteristics and function keys. See Settings (option 0) for more information.

 1

View displays data (you cannot change it) using the View or Browse function. Use View or Browse to look at large data sets, such as compiler listings. You can scroll the data up, down, left, or right. If you are using Browse, a FIND command, entered on the command line, allows you to search the data and find a character string. If you are using View, you can use all the commands and macros available to you in the Edit function. See View (option 1) for more information.

 2

You can use Edit to create or change source data, such as program code and documentation, using the ISPF full-screen editor. You can scroll the data up, down, left, or right. You can change the data by using Edit line commands, which are entered directly on a line number, and primary commands, which are entered on the command line. See View (option 1) and refer to z/OS ISPF Edit and Edit Macros for more information.

 3

Utilities perform library and data set maintenance tasks, such as moving or copying library or data set members, displaying or printing data set names and volume table of contents (VTOC) information, comparing data sets, and searching for strings of data. See Utilities (option 3) for more information.

 4

Foreground calls IBM® language processing programs in the foreground. See Foreground (option 4) for more information.

 5

Batch calls IBM language processing programs as batch jobs. ISPF generates Job Control Language (JCL) based on information you enter and submits the job for processing. See Batch (option 5) for more information.

 6

Command calls TSO commands, CLISTs, or REXX EXECs under ISPF. See Command (option 6) for more information.

 7

Dialog Test tests individual ISPF dialog components, such as panels, messages, and dialog functions (programs, commands, menus). See Dialog test (option 7) for more information.

 9

You can use the IBM Products option to select other installed IBM program development products on your system. Products supported are:

• Tivoli® Information Management (INFOMAN)
• COBOL Structuring Facility (COBOL/SF)
• Screen Definition Facility II (SDF II and SDF II-P)

See IBM products (option 9) for more information.

10

SCLM controls, maintains, and tracks all of the software components of an application. See SCLM (option 10) and refer to z/OS ISPF Software Configuration and Library Manager Guide and Reference for more information.

11

Workplace gives you access to the ISPF Workplace, which combines many of the ISPF functions onto one object-action panel. See ISPF object/action workplace (option 11) for more information.

12

z/OS® System gives you access to the z/OS System Programmer Primary Option Menu. It contains options for z/OS elements that are used by system programmers and administrators. It includes options for:

• GDDM® Print Queue Manager
• HCD I/O configuration
• APPC Administration
• WLM Work Load Manager
• FFST™ dump formatting
• Infoprint Server
• RMF™
• SMP/E
• TCP/IP NPF

13

z/OS User gives you access to the z/OS Applications panel. It contains options for z/OS elements that are used by most ISPF users. It includes options for:

• BookManager® Build
• BookManager Read
• BookManager Index Creation
• DFSMSrmm/ISMF
• DFSMSdfp/ISMF
• DFSORT
• BDT File-to-File
• IPCS
• z/OS UNIX Browse
• z/OS UNIX Edit
• z/OS UNIX Shell
• Security Server
• TSO/E Information Center Facility
• SDSF

X

EXIT leaves ISPF using the log and list defaults. You can change these defaults from the Log/List pull-down on the ISPF Settings panel action bar.