Tso Ispf Assistant

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TSO/ISPF ASSISTANT


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Enter yourPassword

Note:- Password should be maximum 8 characters.

Enter your newpassword here


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Press enter key to proceed further

when you encounter 3 asterisksymbol


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Enter the commands here. Choose the options from down below or typein TSO/ISPF commands


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Some commands for screen

navigation

Enter: After typing a command at theprompt ENTER key has to be pressed to

execute the command

F3: To go back to the previous screen

=X: To go to the main menu (STARTcommand can also be used for the samepurpose)


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To display functionalkeys


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Key help is showndue to PF show on


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To remove the display offunctional keys.


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The functional key help is switched off


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Steps to allocate a dataset (file)

There can be a maximum of 5 qualifiers(max 44 characters), separated by 4 dots.

Each qualifier can be a maximum of 8characters, with the initial character of eachqualifier being a character or a nationalsymbol.

The following slides demonstrates the allocation ofa file (BOTH PDS (library) and Sequential file)


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P is one of the option from themenu below for Program

Development Facility


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Option for creating or editing thedata source


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Option 2 from this menu to allocate adata set


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Enter the data set name here thefirst qualifier should be your

mainframe id


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First time when you allocate aPDS everything will be blank.Leave SMS to give the defaultvalues up to data class option


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This space is physically allocated atthe time of allocation of the data set

0 PS data setNon zero PDS

E.G: If 5 DB are allocated then you can accommodate25 members within the PDS @ 5 members/unit

Logical Record Length

This is an optional entry.

Block Size should be exact multiple of therecord length

This is allocated in terms of extents and there are15 extents. Each extent is allocated when ever the

data exceeds the already allocated space.The values this can take:FB: Fixed BlockVB: Variable Block


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Now we allocate a physical sequential file (PS)


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Directory blocks will bezero for physical

sequential file

You can leave blank or

enter PS here


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Editing a member of a PDS

The following slides demonstrates thevarious edit commands.

Edit

RESet

Copy


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Type the name of themember which you want

to Edit (it could be a newmember also)


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This is the areawhere the TEXT

is written

The line numbers aredisplayed in this area


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RESet clears the display ofinformational messages and any

unprocessed line commands


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To insert aline


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Has insertedone line


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To insert 10lines


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Has inserted 10lines


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To Display thecolumn numbers


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Scale is beingdisplayed


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Start enteringyour text (orcode) in this

area.


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To save the text


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Split and swap

These are the primary commands. Split isassociated with F2 and Swap isassociated with F9.

This facility enables us to work with twoscreens.

The next slides demonstrates the usage

of these keys.


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Splits the screen into two

thus giving additional screento work with. Place the cursorat a convenient line and

press F2 function key andscreen will be split on that

line.

Press F9 function key to swapto the other screen


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p.3.4 takes you to data setlist utility menu


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To find a


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To find aparticular string

in the list


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To Browse themembers in PDS


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To Browse the

contents of themember


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Press F9 toswapbetween the

two screens


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CANCEL Command

This command is used to cancel thechanges made to the text in a PS ormember of a PDS


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Note that thechanges are not

saved.


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In this example the second line hasto be copied after the third line


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to be copied after the third line.Hence C is written the line area of

the second line and A in the third

line.


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Note the commands tocopy the 5th line

BEFORE the 6th line


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To delete a lineenter D in the

line area of that

line


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Line is deleted


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To copy more than 1 line serially write C followed by thenumber in the line area. E.G note the command to copy

4 lines starting from the second line


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To delete a block oflines, dd should be

given in the firstand last line of the

block


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Block of line are deleted


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It has copied after


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Command to move a block ofdata laterally by required

number of columns


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The blockcommand set ))07

)) moves the entire

block by 7 columnsto the right


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The blockwill be

moved by 3columns to

the left


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Similarly use commands and not

the difference between

the two


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Move Command


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To move a line or series of linesM has to be specified. To select a

block MM has to be specified in

the first and last line of the block


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Repeat command


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To repeat a line, then R has

to be specified for that line.

E.g: Note the command torepeat the last line 4 times


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Exclude command

Excluding and redisplaying


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Excluding and redisplayingsource lines

X Exclude this line.

Xn Exclude n lines starting with this line.

XX Exclude a block of lines .

S Show one line of the excluded text. Sn Show n lines.

F Show the first line of the excluded text.

Fn Show the first n lines. L Show the last line of the excluded text. Ln Show the last n lines.


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To exclude line(s)from being displayed


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The 4 linesare hid from

beingdisplayed


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To Show the hiddenlines S has to be

typed in the line area.To display one line,

S1 is typed.


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Note the display ofthe one hidden line.


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The commandF displays

the Firsthidden line


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Note the display ofthe first line that was

excluded fromdisplay


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To display theLast lines typeL in the line

area.


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Note thedisplayof the

last twolines


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To delete a block of lines the

block can be marked with DDin the first and last line DD


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Note the deletion of the block

To change the case


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To change the case

To Lower case

To Upper case


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To change aline to lower

case LC has

to be typed inthe line area


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Note the case changed


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To change aline to upper

case UC has

to be typed inthe line area


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Note the case changed


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Find and RFind


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To search astring commandF followed by

the string willhave to betyped here.


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Note that the matched strings are highlighted


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REPEAT FIND:Rfindcommand is used to

place the cursor at thenext matching String. Tofind the next matching

string Press F5 which ismapped to Rfind.


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When all thestrings have

been exhaustedthen this

message is

displayed


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To Replace a string withanother string Change

command can be used. Thechange command should befollwed by the string that has

to be replaced followed by thenew string. Here string

PRIYA is to be replaced withPRIYAPRABHU


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Note the replacedString


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To replace the next

matching string,Rchange

command can bemade use of.


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Note the changed text


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To replace all thematching strings thecommand has to beappended by ALL


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Note the changed strings

CREATE Command


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CREATE Command

This command is used to copy a block oflines and paste it in a new member.

The following slides demonstrates the

usage of this command


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The lines that are to be copied aremarked as CC


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The new member which

has to be created isnames here.


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The copied contentshave been pasted

here.

Replace Command


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Replace Command

This command is used to replace the textof a member with the copied text block


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COPY COMMAND MOVE COMMAND

Copying lines


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C Copy this line Cn Copy n lines starting with this

line.

CC Copy a block of lines.

A Place the copied lines after this line.

An Repeat the copied lines n times afterthis line.

B Place the copied lines before this line. Bn Repeat the copied lines n times before

this line.


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A for After


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From Location

It h i d ft


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It has copied after


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B stands for before


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From Location


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It has moved the contents


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It has moved the contentsbefore

Down (F8) line numbercommand is used to saydown by number of linesFor Ex: Down 3 for 3 lines


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The cursor is taken the3rd line


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Up max command takes you tothe maximium line number i.e is

first line


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Up max has taken tothe first line


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Profile command is used to showthe profile


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Profile isdisplayed


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Option 1 is used to displaydata or listing


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Hex on command enable user to enterthe values in Hex decimal (i.e. is inCOBOL COMP-3 variable)


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Hex off commandwill switch it off


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Renaming a member Copying a member

Moving a member


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Enter the new name here


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To copy a member


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Enter the new PDS name here


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Enter the new PDS name here

Enter the New member name here


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Demo1 copied to Demo2

M to move a member


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Enter the PDSname


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Enter the membername here


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Contents of Demo2 moved to Demo4

To compress a Data set


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Note : Compress works only on PDS datasets.

What is the need to compress data ?It is done to reclaim the space occupied bythe members that are not linked to the

Dataset any more.


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Data set information displayed


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To scroll with Page option

Cursor option

Line number option

Scroll amounts


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HALF Move the screen window half a page(11 lines or 40 columns).

PAGE Move the screen window one page

(22 lines or 80 columns).

n Move the screen window n lines or

columns. MAX Move the screen window to thetop, bottom, left or right margin.

CSR Move the screen window so data at thecursor position ends up at the top,

the top, bottom, left, or right of thescreen.

DATA Move the screen window one line orone column less than a full page.

Pageoption


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F8 isused to

Scrolldown

F7 is used to Scroll up.If PAGE is specified

then one page will bescrolled

Cursoroption.


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Linenumber


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Help command (F1 command)


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Key command

Key command is used tomap the keys


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Note:Press F10 or you can select the save option from File menu above


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Note:- functional key F5 will take you to Data set list utility menudirectly due to key mapping


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