ISPF work scenarios - IBA-mainframe-dev/Global-Repository-for-Mainframe-Developers GitHub Wiki

This document contains various ISPF work scenarios

How to set ISPF modes

Using ISPF 3.4 mode, in edit mode (E) ‘userid.ISP.TABLES’ delete sections CPPEDIT, CPPEDRT, CPPPROF, CSPEDIT, CSPPROF

NOTES: Some modes, which were set in the deleted partitions, will need to be reinstalled.

In the main menu: Option ===> 0 (null)
Set the required modes in the ISPF Settings frame:

Options
  Enter "/" to select option
   Command line at bottom
/  Panel display CUA mode
   Long message in pop-up
   Tab to action bar choices
   Tab to point-and-shoot fields
/  Restore TEST/TRACE options
   Session Manager mode
/  Jump from leader dots
   Edit PRINTDS Command
/  Always show split line
   Enable EURO sign

Member list options
  Enter "/" to select option
  /  Scroll member list
     Allow empty member list
     Allow empty member list (nomatch)
  /  Empty member list for edit only

Press F3

How to set/cancel identification of ISPF panels

To display the identifiers of all ISPF panels (in the upper left corner of the screen), in the main menu: OPTION ===> PANELID

NOTES: The mode is saved only until LOGON.

To cancel the display of identifiers of all ISPF panels (in the upper left corner of the screen), in the main menu: OPTION ===> PANELID OFF

How to set/cancel display of functional keys

To set the display of function keys (at the bottom of the screen), in any frame: Command ===> PFSHOW ON
To cancel the display of the function keys (at the bottom of the screen), in any frame: Command ===> PFSHOW OFF

NOTES: In the data set ‘userid.PROOF.LIST’ (which was obtained as a result of executing the PROOF command), it is impossible to cancel the display of the function keys.

How to assign functioanl keys

In the corresponding frame: Command ===> KEYS
In the Keylist Utility frame, make the necessary adjustments:

Key       Definition                     Format  Label
F1 . . .  HELP                           SHORT   Help
F2 . . .  SPLIT                          SHORT   Split
F3 . . .  EXIT                           SHORT   Exit
F4 . . .  RETURN                         SHORT   Return
F5 . . .  RFIND                          SHORT   Rfind
F6 . . .  RCHANGE                        SHORT   Rchange
F7 . . .  UP                             SHORT   Up
F8 . . .  DOWN                           SHORT   Down
F9 . . .  SWAP                           SHORT   Swap
F10  . .  LEFT                           SHORT   Left
F11  . .  RIGHT                          SHORT   Right
F12  . .  RETRIEVE                       SHORT   Retrieve

Press F3

How to display/modify data set profile

To display the profile of a dataset, in a frame with any section of that dataset in edit mode (E): Command ===> PROF

To change the profile of a dataset, in a frame with any section of that dataset in edit mode (E):

2.1. Display the profile of a dataset: Command ===> PROF

As a result of executing this command, you get, for example:

....MODELS (FIXED - **80**)....RECOVERY **ON**....NUMBER **OFF**.............
....CAPS **OFF**....HEX **OFF**....NULLS **OFF**....TABS **OFF**.................
....AUTOSAVE **ON**....AUTONUM **OFF**....AUTOLIST **OFF**....STATS **ON**.......
....PROFILE **UNLOCK**....IMACRO **NONE**....PACK **OFF**....NOTE **ON**.........
....HILITE **BOOK** CURSOR **FIND**......................................

2.2. If you want to change the value of any parameter to the opposite; e.g. remove section statistics
including id: Command ===> STATS OFF

`userid` in data sets names

If the dataset is not enclosed in apostrophes (dsname), a prefix is automatically added to the dataset name: userid.dsname
If a dataset is enclosed in apostrophes (‘dsname’), the dataset name is not changed: dsname

How to edit `‘userid.SUPERC.LIST’`

Performed in data set edit mode (E).
It's performed on the entire data set or in the range from ".A" to ".B", specified in the column with line numbers.

Set border on all text: Command ===> BOUNDS 1 133

NOTES: You can check the border by setting in the column with line numbers BNDS

Exclude all text from being displayed (blank screen): Command ===> EX ALL [.A .B]
Show change lines:

Command ===> F 'I -' 2 4 ALL

Command ===> F 'D -' 2 4 ALL

Command ===> F 'RN-' 2 4 ALL

Command ===> F 'RO-' 2 4 ALL

Remove all not displayed rows from a dataset: Command ===> DEL ALL X

NOTES: To remove displayed rows from a dataset: Command ===> DEL ALL NX. To restore the display of the original dataset (before it was saved): Command ===> RES EX

Empty 8 positions can be deleted:

5.1. Set border of movable text: Command ===> BOUNDS 7 133

5.2. Move text to the left by 8 positions:
```
((8
...
((
```
5.3. Restore border to all text: Command ===> BOUNDS 1 133
View in B mode.

How to restore deleted data set

=> hlist 'USER00.work' both
=> hlist da'USER00.work' both
=> hrecover 'USER00.work' generation(0) newname('USER00.work.#031106')

Save information about list of data sets and partitions list of data sets

Information about the list of data sets can be viewed by pressing F11 in the frame with the list of data sets:

Message           Volume
Tracks %Used XT  Device
Dsorg  Recfm  Lrecl  Blksz
Tracks %   XT Device  Dsorg Recfm Lrecl Blksz  Created    Expires    Referred
         Catalog

Information about the list of partitions in the data set can be viewed by pressing F11 in the frame with the list of partitions:

Name     Prompt       Size   Created          Changed          ID
Name     Prompt       Size    Init     Mod      VV MM          ID

To store information about a dataset list, in a frame with a dataset list: Command ===> SAVE name (any name)

The information is stored in ‘userid.name.DATASETS’,

To save information about a dataset partitions list:

4.1. Specify dataset edit mode (E)

4.2. In the frame with the list of sections: Command ===> SAVE name (any name)

The information is stored in ‘userid.name.MEMBERS’, for example:

#CPPSH                 01.57 05/06/13 04:24    93    92     0 USER00
#EXPSH                 01.62 05/06/13 04:13   109   131     0 USER00
@HFS                   01.99 05/05/30 08:04   250    29     0 USER00
DDLIST                 01.56 05/04/11 04:34   167    93     0 USER00
. . .

How to save ISPF screen image in dataset ‘userid.SPFn.LIST’

If there is no dataset ‘userid.SPFn.LIST’ (n=0-9), create it:

1.1. In the main menu: OPTION ==> 3.2

1.2. In the frame DATA SET UTILITY:

OPTION ==> A
     DATA SET NAME ===> 'userid.SPFn.LIST'

1.3. In the frame ALLOCATE NEW DATA SET:

...
PRIMARY QUANTITY   ===> 240
SECONDARY QUANTITY ===> 462
DIRECTORY BLOCKS   ===> 0
RECORD FORMAT      ===> FBA
RECORD LENGTH      ===> 121
BLOCK SIZE         ===> 3146

Collect data by sequentially executing for each displayed screen: Command ===> PRINT
Output prepared data to dataset ‘userid.SPFn.LIST’:

3.1. In the last displayed frame after PRINT: Command ===> LIST

3.2. In the frame Specify Disposition of List Data Set:
```
List Data Set (userid.SPFn.LIST) Disposition:
     Process option . . . 3
```
To output the ISPF displays image to the next dataset ‘userid.SPFn.LIST’ repeat steps 2 - 3.

NOTES: Next dataset – ‘userid.SPFx.LIST’: (x - n+1, n+2, ... 9, 0, 1, 2, ...)

ISPF retrieve panel

If you want to see the previous submitted command and perform one of them again, use RETP command in ISPF:

Then select a number of command. The command will be printed in command line.

ISPF Who is command

From ISPF Primary Option Menu command:

tso whois *userid*

For instance: tso whois csuser