Table of Contents (exploded view)
Abstract for ISPF ISPF User's Guide Volume II
Where to find more information
Summary of changes
Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 2 (V2R2)
Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 1 (V2R1)
Primary Option Menu (POM)
The Primary Option Menu panel
ISPF primary options
Primary Option Menu action bar choices
Status area on the Primary Option Menu
Status pull-down
Session
Function keys
Calendar
User status
User point and shoot
None
Defining the status area
Customizing the calendar
Changing the month display
Changing the year display
Changing the starting day
Changing the time format
Changing the calendar colors
Customizing the user status area
Customizing the user point-and-shoot status area
Settings (option 0)
ISPF Settings panel fields
Select options
Terminal characteristics
Print graphics parms
General
ISPF Settings panel action bar
Specifying log and list defaults and characteristics (the Log/List action bar choice)
Log data set defaults
List data set defaults
List data set characteristics
JCL
Working with function keys and keylists (the Function Keys action bar choice)
ISPF default keylist
ISPF default keylist for help panels
Non-keylist PF key settings
Keylist settings
File pull-down
View pull-down
Tailor function key definition display
The Function keys pull-down
Choices for changing PF key definitions
Choices for showing PF keys on the display screen
Choices for determining who can use your PF keylist
Choices for enabling keylists
Changing default colors (the Colors action bar choice)
Global colors
Global color change utility
Global GUI color change utility
Remapping host colors
CUA cttributes
Point-and-shoot
Specifying ISPF ENVIRON settings (the Environ action bar choice)
Specifying shared profile settings (the Environ action bar choice)
Specifying workstation parameters (the Workstation action bar choice)
Workstation connection
Initiate the workstation connection
Client/server component update
GUI panel settings
Workstation tool integration
Starting the tool integration dialog
The Tool Integrator action bar choices
Updating an action
Extension mapping
Download ISPF C/S component
Disconnect from the workstation
Displaying message, system, user, panel, and screen IDs
Message identifier
System name
User ID
Panel identifier
Screen name
View (option 1)
View Entry Panel action bar
View Entry Panel fields
Browsing a data set
Ending browse
Browse primary commands
BROWSE—browse recursively
COLUMNS—identify columns
DISPLAY—control the display
Examples
EDIT—edit a member
FIND—find character strings
Specifying find strings
Omitting string delimiters
Using string delimiters
Starting point, direction, and extent of search
Conditions for character string matches
Using text strings
Using character strings
Using picture strings
Column limitations
Using RFIND
HEX—display data in hexadecimal format
LOCATE—locate lines
RESET—remove the column-identification line
SUBMIT—submit a job stream for background execution
VIEW—view a member
Edit (option 2)
Editing a data set
Edit Entry Panel action bar
Edit Entry Panel fields
Distributed editing
Double-byte character set support
Utilities (option 3)
Utility Selection Panel action bar
Library utility (option 3.1)
Library Utility panel action bar
Library Utility panel fields
Library utility options for data sets
Blank — (display member list)
C — compress data set
X — print index listing
L — print entire data set
I — data set information
Information for managed data sets
S — short data set information
Short information for managed data sets
Library utility options for members
B — browse member
C — copy member
D — delete members
E — edit member
G — reset member
M — move member
P — print member
R — rename member
T — TSO command for member
V — view member
W — WS command for member
Data set utility (option 3.2)
Data Set Utility panel action bar
Data Set Utility panel fields
Data set utility options
A — allocate new data set
Allocation errors
C — catalog data set
R — rename entire data set
Rename processing with RACF
Renaming with expiration dates
Renaming with aliases
U — uncatalog data set
D — delete entire data set
Delete processing with RACF
S — data set information (short)
Blank — (data set information)
V — VSAM utilities
VSAM Utilities panel action bar
VSAM Utilities panel fields
Example usage – defining a cluster
Building a VSAM profile data set
Using a VSAM profile data set
Changing the VSAM profile data set
Move/Copy utility (option 3.3)
Move/Copy Utility panel action bar
Move/Copy Utility panel fields
Move/Copy utility options
C and CP — copying data sets
C — copy data set or member(s)
CP — copy and print
M and MP — moving data sets
M — move data set or member(s)
MP — move and print
Using the move/copy utility with load modules
Moving or copying alias entries
Member list processing when using IEBCOPY
Data set list utility (option 3.4)
Data Set List Utility panel action bar
Data Set List Utility panel fields
Dsname level
Volume serial
Initial view
Confirm data set delete
Confirm member delete
Include additional qualifiers
Examples
Display catalog name
Display total tracks
Prefix Dsname Level
Data set list utility options
Blank — display data set list
Data set list panel action bar
Data set list panel fields
Actions you can take from the data set list panel
Line commands
TSO commands, CLISTs, and REXX EXECs
Using the slash ( / ) character
TSO command/CLIST/REXX exec variables
P — print data set list
V — display VTOC information
PV — print VTOC information
Data set list utility line commands
E — edit data set
V — view data set
B — browse data set
M — display member list
D — delete data set
R — rename data set
I — data set information
S — information (short)
P — print data set
C — catalog data set
U — uncatalog data set
Z — compress data set
F — free unused space
PX — print index listing
RS — reset
MO — move
CO — copy
RA — RefAdd
X — exclude data set
NX — unexclude data set
NXF — unexclude first data set
NXL — unexclude last data set
SC — SuperC
SCE — SuperCE
SF — Search-For
SFE — Search-ForE
AL — Allocate
= — repeat last command
Data set list utility primary commands
APPEND command
CONFIRM command
EXCLUDE command
FIND and RFIND commands
LC command
LOCATE command
MEMBER command
REFRESH command
RESET command
SAVE command
SHOWCMD command
SORT command
SRCHFOR command
VA, VS, VT, and VV commands
Reset ISPF statistics utility (option 3.5)
Reset ISPF statistics panel action bar
Reset ISPF statistics panel fields
Reset ISPF statistics utility options
R — reset (create/update) ISPF statistics
D — delete ISPF statistics
Results of resetting statistics
Processing of alias entries
Hardcopy utility (option 3.6)
Hardcopy utility panel action bar
Hardcopy utility panel fields
Generating and submitting JCL
Additional batch printing information
Using the TSO/E information center facility
Download data set to workstation utility (option 3.7)
Download ISPF C/S component
Client/Server Component Download panel
ISPF client/server (c/s) download
Running the installation program (ISPFINST)
Download/upload data set
Outlist utility (option 3.8)
Outlist Utility panel action bar
Outlist Utility panel fields
Outlist utility options
L — list job names/ID(s) via the TSO STATUS command
D — delete job output from SYSOUT hold queue
P — print job output and delete from SYSOUT hold queue
R — requeue job output to a new output class
Blank — display job output
Command table utility (option 3.9)
Command Table Utility panel fields
Scrolling a command table
Saving a command table
Canceling a command table
Using command table line commands
D — deleting lines
E — editing lines
I — inserting lines
R — repeating lines
V — viewing lines
Format specifications utility (option 3.11)
Format Specifications panel action bar
Format Specifications panel fields
Format Specifications panel options
A — add a new format
C — copy formats
D — delete a format
U — update a format
L or BLANK — display format list
Format selection list commands
Deleting a format
Locating format names
Renaming a format
Sorting format names
Updating or selecting a format
SuperC utility (option 3.12)
SuperC Compare Utility panel action bar
SuperC Compare Utility panel fields
SuperC member lists
Submitting a SuperC job in batch mode
Using the NOLIST listing type in batch mode
SuperCE utility (option 3.13)
SuperCE Utility panel action bar
SuperCE Utility panel fields
SuperCE utility options
Foreground compare data sets
Batch submit batch data set compare
Printing a SuperCE listing in batch mode
Process options - select process options
Edit statements - edit statements data set
Profiles and defaults - activate profiles and defaults
A — activate
C — create
D — defaults
Search-For utility (option 3.14)
Search-For Utility panel action bar
Search-For Utility panel fields
Specifying additional search strings
Search-For strings and keywords
Entering search strings
Using keywords
Search-For member lists
Submitting a Search-For job in batch mode
Search-ForE utility (option 3.15)
Search-ForE Utility panel action bar
Search-ForE Utility panel fields
Select Search-For process options
Edit Search-For statements data set
ISPF table utility (option 3.16)
Table Utility panel action bar
Table Utility panel fields
Table utility entry panel options
Table data set selection list
Table DD selection list
Edit/browse table panel
Line commands
Extension Variables panel
Line commands
Primary commands
Table output data set selection
Table utility options
Table export report options
Export data set attributes
Importing data into a table
Exporting data from a table
Processing tables that are currently open
Line command table support
z/OS UNIX directory list utility (option 3.17)
z/OS UNIX Directory List Utility panel action bar
z/OS UNIX Directory List Utility panel fields
z/OS UNIX Directory List Utility panel options
Blank—display directory list
z/OS UNIX Directory List panel action bar
z/OS UNIX Directory List panel fields
Actions you can take from the Directory List panel
Line commands
z/OS UNIX commands, TSO commands, CLISTs, and REXX EXECs
Using the path name substitution character
P—print directory list
z/OS UNIX directory list utility line commands
AA—auditor auditing
B—browse regular file
C or CO—copy data out
Copying from a regular file
Copying from a directory
CI—copy data in
Copying into a regular file
Copying into a directory
D—delete a file
E—edit regular file
EA—edit ASCII file
EU—edit UTF-8 file
FS—file system
I—information
Information display for non-link files
Information display for link files
L—directory list
MA—modify ACL
MF—modify format
MG—modify group
MM—modify mode fields
MO—modify owner
MX—modify extended attributes
N—create a new directory entry
R—rename a file
RA—Add to Personal Data Set List
UA—user auditing
V—view regular file
VA—view ASCII file
VU—view UTF8 file
X—execute command
z/OS UNIX directory list utility primary commands
EDIT command
FILTER command
FIND and RFIND commands
LEFT command
LOCATE command
REFRESH command
RESET command
RIGHT command
SAVE command
SORT command
SU command
z/OS UNIX commands
z/OS UNIX directory list options panels
z/OS UNIX Directory List Options panel
z/OS UNIX Directory List Column Arrangement panel
z/OS UNIX Directory List Default Line Commands panel
Use of scrollable fields for path names
z/OS UNIX Mounted File Systems
z/OS UNIX Mounted File Systems panel action bar
Setting the mounted file systems list options
Setting the mounted file systems list column arrangement
z/OS UNIX Mounted File Systems panel fields
z/OS UNIX mounted file systems line commands
I — information
L — directory list
M — modify attributes
R — release from quiesce
U — unmount
X — expand
XA — expand all
z/OS UNIX mounted file systems primary commands
FIND and RFIND commands
LEFT command
MOUNT command
RIGHT command
XA command
Creating a new zFS
zFS aggregates
Attached zFS aggregates line commands
A — Attributes
E—Extend
L— List file systems
File system list line commands
A (Attributes)
Switching to super-user (UID 0) mode and back
Switching UIDs with the Options pull-down menu
Switching UIDs with the SU primary command
Foreground (option 4)
Foreground selection panel action bar
Foreground processing sequence
Expanding packed data
Member expansion (ISRLEMX)
Restrictions on member expansion and member parts lists
Member expansion ISRLEMX return codes
Trigger statement errors
Input data sets
List data sets
Password protection
Object data sets
Foreground—TSO/E information center facility
Assembler (option 4.1)
COBOL (option 4.2)
VS FORTRAN compile (option 4.3)
PL/I (option 4.5)
VS Pascal compile (option 4.6)
Binder/linkage editor (option 4.7)
Linkage editor concatenation sequence
SCRIPT/VS processor (option 4.9)
SCRIPT/VS processing sequence
Selecting a formatting style
Changing style options
Using SCRIPT/VS with the TSO/E information center facility
VS COBOL II interactive debug (option 4.10)
OS/VS COBOL debug (option 4.10A)
COBOL debug processing sequence
Symbolic debug data sets
Print output data sets
FORTRAN debug (option 4.11)
Member parts list (option 4.12)
Member not found
C/370 compile (option 4.13)
REXX/370 compile (option 4.14)
Ada/370 compile (option 4.15)
AD/Cycle C/370 compile (option 4.16)
ISPDTLC (option 4.18)
OS/390 C/C++ compile (option 4.19)
Batch (option 5)
Batch selection panel action bar
Batch processing sequence
JCL generation—compilers
JCL generation—assemblers and linkage editor
Assembler (option 5.1)
COBOL compile (option 5.2)
VS FORTRAN compile (option 5.3)
PL/I compile (option 5.5)
VS Pascal compile (option 5.6)
Binder/linkage editor (option 5.7)
VS COBOL II interactive debug (option 5.10)
Member parts list (option 5.12)
C/370 compile (option 5.13)
REXX/370 compile (option 5.14)
Ada/370 compile (option 5.15)
AD/Cycle C/370 compile (option 5.16)
ISPDTLC compile (option 5.18)
OS/390 C/C++ compile (option 5.19)
Command (option 6)
ISPF command shell panel action bar
The saved command area
Entering TSO commands, CLISTs, and REXX EXECs
Rules for entering TSO commands
Rules for entering CLISTs and REXX EXECs
Using the session manager
Dialog test (option 7)
The dialog test environment
Dialog test primary option panel action bar
Using variables
Severe error handling
Commands
Ending the current option without saving changes
Saving changes
Finding a character string
Displaying breakpoint qualification data
Restoring the format of the Breakpoints panel
Dialog test line commands
D – deleting lines
I – inserting lines
R – repeating lines
Setting a keylist for dialog test
Functions (option 7.1)
Invoke dialog function/selection panel action bar
Invoke dialog panel fields
Panels (option 7.2)
Display panel action bar
Display panel fields
Variables (Option 7.3)
Variables panel action bar
Variables panel fields
Variables commands
Manipulating variables
Creating new variables
Deleting variables
Variables usage notes
Tables (option 7.4)
Tables panel action bar
Tables panel fields
Tables panel options
1—display row
Display row commands
2—delete row
3—modify row
Modify row commands
4—add row
Add row commands
5—display structure
Display structure command
6—display status
Table not open
Table open
Log (option 7.5)
ISPF transaction log not available
Trace output in ispf log
Trace header entries
Function trace entries
Variable trace entries
Dialog services (option 7.6)
Invoke dialog service panel action bar
Special display panel
Traces (option 7.7)
1—function traces
Function traces commands
2—variable traces
Variable traces commands
Breakpoints (option 7.8)
Specifying breakpoints
Breakpoints panel action bar
Breakpoints panel fields
Breakpoints commands
Qualification parameter values
Finding a breakpoint
Tutorial (option 7.T)
Exit (option 7.X)
IBM products (option 9)
SCLM (option 10)
SCLM Main Menu action bar
SCLM overview
ISPF object/action workplace (option 11)
Selecting objects
Workplace entry panel
Library view
Data set view
ISPF referral lists for object retrieval
Specifying actions
Choices on the Workplace action bar
File
View
Options
Space
SuperC
Test
Help
Actions that require prompt windows for more information
Resetting member statistics
TSO command
WS command
ISPF command shell
Move or copy
Rename
Commands
Default CUA function key settings
Changing workplace settings
Workplace Settings panel action bar
Workplace example scenario
Subtask 1
Subtask 2
Subtask 3
Subtask 4
SuperC reference
Utility differences
Standard utilities
Extended utilities
Program description
SuperC features for the year 2000 transition
Applications
Process options
Process statements
Change listing value
Change text
Comment lines
Compare byte offsets
Compare (search) columns
Compare lines
Compare sections
Define column headings
Do not process lines
Exclude data
Focus on data
Line count
List columns
List previous-search-following value
Revision code reference
Search strings in the input file
Select PDS members
Statements file listing control
Title alternative listing
Work size
Year aging
Date definitions
Date formats (keyword suffixes: C, Z, D, P)
Global date
Reasons for differing comparison results
Return codes
SuperC and search-for technical overview
How SuperC and search-for filter input file lines
How SuperC matches input files
How SuperC corrects false matches
How SuperC partitions and processes large files
Comparing and searching alias members
Comparing load modules
Comparing CSECTs
How to directly invoke SuperC and search-for
Examples
Understanding the listings
General listing format
How to view the listing output
The comparison listing
Page headings
Listing output section
Listing prefix codes
Type of difference codes
Member summary section
Overall summary section
Examples of comparison listings
The search listing
Page heading
Source lines section
Source lines section (IDPFX)
Source lines section (LMTO)
Source lines section (XREF)
Summary section
XREF summary section
Examples of search listings
Search of one file
IDPFX search of file group
XREF search of file group for two strings
LMTO search of file group
LMTO search of file group using the XREF process option
LTO search of file group
LPSF search of file group
Update files
Revision file
Revision file (2)
Update CMS sequenced 8 file
Update control files
Update control file (LINE Compare Type)
Update control file (WORD compare type)
Update control file (BYTE compare type)
Update long control
Update MVS sequenced 8 file
Update prefixed delta lines
Update sequenced 0 file
Update summary only files
Update summary only file (LINE compare type)
Update summary only file (WORD compare type)
Update summary only file (BYTE compare type)
Index