SDSF commands reference
The SDSF commands and their use in REXX are described
in Table 1. For the syntax of the commands,
see the online help. For quick access to command syntax, use this
SEARCH command from the SDSF command line:
SEARCH 'FORMAT: command-name'| Command | Purpose | Use on ISFEXEC | Use on ISFACT | REXX Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| / | Issue MVS command | Yes | No | The preferred method is to use ISFSLASH. | |
| ? | Switch between primary and alternate field lists | No | No | Not supported in REXX. See the PRIMARY, ALTERNATE and DELAYED options of the ISFEXEC command and the PRIMARY2, ALTERNATE2 and DELAYED2 options of the ISFACT command. | |
| ? | Display output data set information from browse | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| ABEND | Force SDSF abend | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| ACTION | Control WTORs displayed on the SYSLOG | No | No | ||
| AFD | Invoke SDSF with program ISFAFD | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| APF | Display the APF panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| APPC | Control the display of transaction data | No | No | ISFAPPC | |
| ARRANGE | Control the order of panel columns | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| AS | Display the AS panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| BOOK | Invoke BookManager® | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| BOTTOM | Scroll to the bottom | No | No | ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE | Supported for browse only |
| CFC | Display the CFC panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| CFS | Display the CFS panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| CK | Display the CK panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| COLS | Display the scale line | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| CSR | Display the CSR panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| DA | Display the DA panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| DEST | Specify destinations for filtering | No | No | ISFDEST | The length of the value can exceed the 42-character limit of the DEST command. When specifying multiple destinations (up to 4), separate them with a blank. Do not use the + operand. |
| DEV | Display the DEV panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| DOWN | Scroll down | No | No | ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE | Supported only for browsing with ISFBROWSE and ISFLOG. |
| DYNX | Display the DYNX panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| ENC | Display the ENC panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| ENQ | Display the ENQ panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| END | Return to the previous panel | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| FILTER | Filter data | No | No | ISFFILTER, ISFFILTER2, ISFFILTERMODE, SDSFFILTER, SDSFFILTERMODE | There is no limit to the number of filters you can set with ISFFILTER or ISFFILTER2. Supported for tabular panels. |
| FIND | Find a string | No | No | ISFFIND | Supported only for browsing with ISFBROWSE and ISFLOG |
| FINDLIM | Set the number of lines to search | No | No | ISFFINDLIM | Supported only for browsing with ISFBROWSE and ISFLOG |
| FS | Display the FS panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| GT | Display the GT panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| H | Display the H panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| I | Display the I panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| INIT | Display the INIT panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| INPUT | Control inclusion of input data sets in browse | No | No | ISFINPUT | |
| JC | Display the JC panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| JG | Display the JG panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| JP | Display the JP panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| J0 | Display the J0 panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| LEFT | Scroll left | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| LI | Display the LINES panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| LNK | Display the LNK panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| LPA | Display the LPA panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| LOCATE | Locate a line or column | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| LOG | Display the SYSLOG and Operlog | No | No | Use the ISFLOG command | |
| LOGLIM | Limit the Operlog | No | No | ||
| MAS | Display the MAS panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| NA | Display the NA panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| NC | Display the NC panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| NEXT | Skip to the next data set | No | No | ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE | Use with ISFBROWSE |
| NO | Display the NODES panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| NS | Display the NS panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| O | Display the O panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| OWNER | Limit the jobs by owner | No | No | ISFOWNER | |
| PAG | Display the PAG panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| PARM | Display the PARM panel. Enclose PARM in single quotes when using ISFACT. | Yes | Yes | ||
| PANELID | Display panel ID | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| PR | Display the PR panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| PREFIX | Filter jobs by name | No | No | ISFPREFIX | |
| PREV | Skip to the previous data set | No | No | ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE | Use with ISFBROWSE |
| Print data or the screen | No | No | Not supported in REXX | ||
| PROC | Display the PROC panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| PS | Display the PS panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| PUN | Display the PUN panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| QUERY | List SDSF data | Yes | No | Responses returned in ISFRESP stem | |
| RDR | Display the RDR panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| RES | Display the RES panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| RESET | Clear pending actions | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| RIGHT | Scroll right | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| RM | Display the RM panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| RSYS | Limit WTORs on SYSLOG by system | No | No | ||
| SE | Display the SE panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SELECT | Display selected rows | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET ACTION | Display action characters | No | No | ISFACTIONS | |
| SET BROWSE | Set default browse action character | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET CKLIM | Set limit for instances on the CKH panel | No | No | ISFCKLIM | |
| SET CMODE | Set mode for sysplex communications | No | No | ISFCMODE | |
| SET CONFIRM | Set confirmation of destructive actions | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET CONMOD | Set the modification of the extended console name | No | No | ISFCONMOD | |
| SET CONSOLE | Specify extended console | No | No | ISFCONS | |
| SET CSORT | Control cursor-sensitive sort | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET CURSOR | Set cursor placement | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET DATE | Set date format | No | No | ISFDATE | |
| SET DELAY | Set timeout value | No | No | ISFDELAY | |
| SET DISPLAY | Set display of values | No | No | ISFDISPLAY | |
| SET DUPDS | Set display of duplicate SYSOUT data sets when browsing or printing job data sets | No | No | ISFDUPDS | Duplicate SYSOUT data sets are displayed by default |
| SET LANGUAGE | Set language for help | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET LOG | Set default Log panel | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET PRTCCASA | Set how SDSF handles carriage control for printing | No | No | ISFPRTCCASA | |
| SET SCHARS | Set wildcard characters | No | No | ISFSCHARS | |
| SET SCREEN | Set colors | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET SHELF | Set default bookshelf | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SET TIMEOUT | Set timeout for SYSPLEX function | No | No | ISFTIMEOUT | |
| SMSG | Display the SMSG panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SMSV | Display the SMSV panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SNAPSHOT | Saves table data | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| SO | Display the SO panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SORT | Sort a tabular panel | No | No | ISFSORT, ISFSORT2, SDSFSORT | |
| SP | Display the SP panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SR | Display the SR panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SSI | Display the SSI panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| ST | Display the ST panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SYM | Display the SYM panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SYS | Display the SYS panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| SYSID | Assign a SYSID for SYSLOG | No | No | ISFSYSID | |
| SYSNAME | Limit data by system | No | No | ISFSYSNAME | |
| TOP | Scroll to the top | No | No | ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE | Supported for browse only |
| TRACE | Enable SDSF tracing | No | No | ISFTRACE ISFTRMASK |
|
| TUTOR | Invoke the SDSF tutorial | No | No | Not supported in REXX | |
| ULOG | Display the ULOG panel | No | No | ISFULOG stem variable | Use the WAIT option on the ISFACT command to ensure that the command responses are available in the ISFULOG stem variable. |
| UP | Scroll up | No | No | ISFSCROLL, ISFSCROLLTYPE | Supported only for browsing with ISFBROWSE and ISFLOG |
| VMAP | Display the VMAP panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| WHO | List environmental data | Yes | No | Responses returned in ISFRESP stem variables |