Specifying ISPF ENVIRON settings (the Environ action bar choice)

Figure 1 shows the ISPF ENVIRON Command Settings panel from which you can choose parameter options for the ENVIRON command. To display this panel, perform one of these actions:

Select the Environ choice on the ISPF Settings panel action bar, then select option 1, "Environ settings…".
Issue the ISPF system command ENVIRON from any ISPF command line.

Figure 1. ISPF ENVIRON Settings panel (ISPENVA)

   Log/List  Function keys  Colors  Environ  Workstation  Identifier  Help
┌─────────────────────────────── ISPF Settings ───────────────────────────────┐
│                       ISPF ENVIRON Command Settings                         │
│                                                                             │
│ Enter "/" to select option                                                  │
│    Enable a dump for a subtask abend when not in ISPF TEST mode             │
│                                                                             │
│ Terminal Tracing (TERMTRAC)                                                 │
│   Enable . . . 3  1. Enable terminal tracing (ON)                           │
│                   2. Enable terminal tracing when a terminal error is       │
│                      encountered (ERROR)                                    │
│                   3. Disable terminal tracing (OFF)                         │
│   DDNAME . . . ISPSNAP   (DDNAME for TERMTRAC ON, ERROR, or DUMP.)          │
│                                                                             │
│ Terminal Status (TERMSTAT)                                                  │
│   Enable . . . 3  1. Yes, invoke TERMSTAT immediately                       │
│                   2. Query terminal information                             │
│                   3. No                                                     │
│                                                                             │
│ Rexx ENVBLK check (REXCHK)                                                  │
│   Enable . . . 3  1. ON, check Rexx ENVBLK pointer                          │
│                   2. Dump, dump if bad ENVBLK pointer                       │
│                   3. OFF                                                    │
│ Command ===>                                                                │
│  F1=Help        F2=Split       F3=Exit        F7=Backward    F8=Forward     │
│  F9=Swap       F12=Cancel                                                   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

The panel text provides an overview of the command and its parameters. For a complete description of the ENVIRON command and its parameters, see z/OS ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference.