User's Guide / Edition 1

by Franz Lanz

Overview

For all users who work with ISPF on z/OS MVS. The readers of this book will learn how to use the ISPF professionally in their daily work in z/OS to quickly reach optimal results:

- Detailed description of TSO/ISPF logon processes
- Use of ISPF command tables
- DSLIST - Optimal use of Data Set Lists
- Use of Object / Action Workplace as an optimal work surface
- Detailed description on use of the ISPF editor
- Utilities for allocated data sets
- Secret commands usable in ISPF
- Descriptions for using the downloadable SMART ISPF Utilities

The author gives many useful hints and tips based on his extensive experience working with ISPF. The applications of all the major ISPF commands are demonstrated by examples from practice.
The book can be used as a teaching aid as well as a practical guide for daily work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110375480
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	08/28/2015
Pages:	233
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Franz Lanz, Bempflingen, Germany.

Table of Contents

Preface v

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Readers previous knowledge of ISPF 1

1.2 Using this book 1

1.3 Screens, source codes, JCL and other displays 1

1.4 Labeling of important tips 2

1.5 Citations from other publications 2

1.6 IBM glossary 2

1.7 z/OS basic information 2

1.8 ISPF reference books 4

1.8.1 ISPF books for ISPF users 5

1.8.2 ISPF books for ISPF application programmers 6

1.9 TSO reference books 6

1.10 The ISPF services 6

1.11 Working with ISPF 7

1.12 ISPF interaction 8

1.13 The 3270 screen 8

1.13.1 3270 screen layout 9

1.13.2 The full screen technology 9

1.14 The ISPF online help facility 9

1.14.1 Call the online help facility 10

1.14.2 Overview of all commands and functions of ISPF 10

1.14.3 Description of the DSLIST command 12

1.15 ISPF sub-systems 12

1.15.1 SDSF - System Display and Search Facility 13

1.15.2 IBM Data Set Commander for z/OS 13

1.15.3 File Manager for z/OS 14

1.15.4 MVS/QuickRef 15

1.16 Information sources 15

2 Technical basics 17

2.1 Data sets 17

2.1.1 Allocation of data sets 17

2.1.2 Naming conventions for data set names 17

2.1.3 The relevance of qualifiers 18

2.1.4 Data set types 19

2.1.5 Other data set types 23

2.1.6 Concatenated data sets basics 23

2.1.7 Partitioned concatenated data sets 24

2.1.8 Sequential concatenated data sets 26

2.1.9 Abbreviations concerning data sets 27

3 The TSO/ISPF logon process 29

3.1 The logon procedure 29

3.2 TSO start and the user logon process in detail 30

3.3 ISPF start 33

3.3.1 Necessary ISPF libraries 33

3.3.2 Display currently existing library structures 34

3.3.3 ISPF table service data sets 35

3.3.4 The user profile library ISPPROF 36

3.3.5 Contents of ISPF profile library 38

3.3.6 The ISPF start command 38

3.3.7 The initial logon procedure XYZLOGON 39

3.3.8 Rules how a logon procedure may end 40

3.3.9 The private logon procedure SLOGON 40

3.3.10 Example of a LOGON procedure 41

3.4 The SLOGON procedure of the SMART ISPF utilities 42

3.4.1 Install the SLOGON procedure 43

4 Customize ISPF 47

4.1 Available 3270 screen formats 47

4.2 ISPF options setting 47

4.3 The ISPF settings panel (Selection 0) 47

4.4 Panels and their handling 50

4.5 The structure of ISPF panels 50

4.5.1 Using HELP panels 51

4.6 The primary option menu 53

4.7 Screen splitting 55

4.7.1 Essential rules and tips for split screen 55

4.7.2 Direct activation of an ISPF logical screen 56

4.7.3 Example, with eight logical screens of ISPF 56

4.8 The program function keys of ISPF 58

4.8.1 Optimize PF key settings 58

4.8.2 Switching on the PF key setting display 59

4.8.3 Utilize KEYLISTs for PF keys 61

4.8.4 Display the PF key assignment in a KEYLIST 61

4.8.5 PF keys use without using KEYLIST 63

5 ISPF command tables 67

5.1 Execute programs in a TSOP/ISPF environment

5.1.1 Online execution 68

5.1.2 Batch execution 69

5.2 Introduction to the ISPF command technology 71

5.2.1 The member ISPCONF 73

5.2.2 Datasets for command tables 74

5.2.3 Creating your own ISPF commands 76

5.3 Program SICMD 78

5.3.1 Edit ISPF commands using SICMD 79

5.3.2 Display the list of all standard ISPF commands 81

5.3.3 Define the call of SICMD as command 81

5.3.4 Generating a list of commands 82

6 DSLIST - Data set lists 85

6.1 The DSLIST panel 86

6.2 The possibilities of the action bar for DSLISTs 86

6.3 The DSLIST panel fields 89

6.4 DSLIST panel processing 93

6.4.1 The DSLIST primary commands 94

6.4.2 The commands MEMBER and SRCHFOR 95

6.4.3 DSLIST line commands 97

6.4.4 DSLIST settings 100

6.4.5 Examples of the data set list settings 102

6.5 Personal data set lists 105

6.5.1 Creating personal data set lists 106

6.5.2 Call DSLISTs 108

6.6 Entering the DSLIST command with the name of a DSLIST 109

6.6.1 Entering the DSLIST command without parameters 110

6.6.2 Using the volume serial field 111

6.7 DSLIST optimal use with command tables 112

6.7.1 Organization and naming conventions 112

6.7.2 Call DSLISTs using the ISPF command table 113

7 The Object/Action Workplace 115

7.1 The ISPF workplace panel 116

7.1.1 Calling the workplace via the command table 116

7.1.2 Operation of the workplace panel 117

7.1.3 Action commands in the workplace panel 118

7.2 Examples of workplace operation 119

8 The ISPF editor 123

8.1 Table of EDIT primary commands 123

8.2 Table of EDIT line commands 128

8.3 Displaying and maintaining an edit profile 130

8.3.1 Setting EDIT options with EDSET/EDITSET 130

8.3.2 EDIT profile settings and their use 132

8.4 Colored code for EDIT and VIEW 135

8.4.1 Colored code - what is it? 135

8.4.2 Setting the colored code 136

8.4.3 Uniform last level qualifier 139

8.5 Edit recovery 139

8.6 The UNDO function 141

8.7 Turn the UNDO function on and off 141

8.8 Find and Change 143

8.8.1 Definition of search operands 143

8.8.2 Definition of simple search texts 145

8.8.3 Definition of special search texts 146

8.9 Exclude 149

8.10 Shift and Overlay 150

8.10.1 Example one for using Overlay 151

8.10.2 Example two for using Overlay 154

8.11 Cut and Paste 159

8.11.1 Data transport via the clipboard of the PC system 159

8.11.2 Data transport via the ISPF clipboard 159

9 Utilities for allocated data sets 165

9.1 Ddlist- Description and call 165

9.2 Ddlist operation 167

9.3 Find a member 168

9.4 Free a data set allocation 169

9.5 Warning when inconsistent data set structures exist 170

9.6 The display options Short and Long 171

9.7 Display system library chains 173

9.7.1 Display of parmlib member ALLOCxx 174

9.7.2 Display the Linklist chain 176

9.7.3 Browsing storage and loaded modules 177

10 Secret Programs 179

10.1 The TSO command Concatd 179

10.2 Program Isrdslst 182

10.3 The TAS1D program 185

11 The Smart ISPF utilities 187

11.1 Naming conventions 187

11.2 The dynamic panel concept 187

11.3 List of programs 188

11.4 Program descriptions 189

11.4.1 Edit macro ## 190

11.4.2 Edit macro #Altxt 190

11.4.3 Edit macro #Edmem 190

11.4.4 Edit macro #Imacroa 190

11.4.5 Edit macro #Imacro1 191

11.4.6 Edit macro #Imacro2 192

11.4.7 Edit macro #Ispfb 193

11.4.8 Edit macro #Lch 193

11.4.9 Edit macro #Splj 193

11.4.10 Edit macro #SSS 194

11.4.11 Edit macro #SSSCH 194

11.4.12 Edit macro #SU 194

11.4.13 Edit macro #TSOB 195

11.4.14 Edit macro #Verase 196

11.4.15 Program Scursor 196

11.4.16 Program SDOC 197

11.4.17 Program SLE 197

11.4.18 Data member Slogdsn 199

11.4.19 Program Slogon 200

11.4.20 Program Sprofedt 200

11.4.21 ISPF variables load member Sprofvar 200

11.4.22 Program SSC 201

11.4.23 Program SSS 202

11.5 Installation of Smart ISPF utilities 203

11.5.1 Download and unzip 203

11.5.2 Installation 204

11.5.3 ALTLIB command 205

11.5.4 Make the Smart ISPF utilities ready to run 208

List of screens 211

List of programs 213

List of tables 213

List of JCL 213

Bibliography 215

Index 217