Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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TSO and ISPF are all software environnments in that they are the settings in which you work. They allow you to create, store, print and delete data sets, and to submit and examine jobs.
TSO (which stands for Time Sharing Option) is a facility that actually allow mutliple users to use the operating system at the same time. These are the facilities that actually submit jobs and store data sets via the computer's operating system. TSO allows you to execute most programs like SAS interactively.
ISPF stands for Interactive System Productivity Facility. Through ISPF you can manage data sets and submit jobs. ISPF is menu-driven, which means the facility presents a series of menus from which you may pick the options you want. This document will deal mainly with functions that are possible to perform through ISPF. We will explain TSO only as a means of accessing ISPF.
JCL: JCL (Job Control Language) is the control language that describes
the environment for a particular batch job, such as the data sets to use, etc.
It is used to submit batch jobs to the operating system so that they may be executed.
JCL is what tells the computer to perform such tasks as allocating (i.e.,
setting up) and printing data sets. You will use JCL directly when setting up
printing within the ISPF environment. Depending
on the technical nature of you job, you may also use JCL for a variety
of other functions.
INTERACTIVE MODE:
CLIST:
CLISTs (command lists) issue certain TSO commands that then perform certain
tasks. They also use other features of programming languages, such as
if-then-else statements. CLISTs are a way of automating a repetitively
needed series of commands.
REXX EXEC: These are interpreted programs created though the REXX program development product. REXX EXECs are easier to write than CLISTs and are more portable. They can be used to issue TSO commands just like CLISTs.
This section explains how to log onto TSO via the TPX facility at the University of Chicago, and how to invoke the ISPF facility once you are in TSO.
In order to log on, you will need a person ID and a password. If you do not have a person ID, you will need to go to 1155 E. 60th Street room 395 with identification. It is recommended that you call 702-6721 in advance.
We often refer to your userid (pronouced: user ID). The userid consists of a three-character
project code plus your perons ID, For instance, the project code might be XIS and the person
ABCD. In this case the userid would be XISABCD. You must supply this userid
when logging on to the MVS machine.
Once you are connected, MVS will display the screen shown above. To sign on, enter your MVS userid and password in the fields provided and press Return. If either the userid or password is incorrect you will get a message from the MVS security system and TPX will deny you access to the mainframe. Extra help dealing with changing passwords and expired passwords is available from the Password document.
TPX
will sign you on and display the TPX menu.
TPX will open a TSO session for you. A session is a connection between your userid and a
particular region of the MVS mainframe.
At this point TSO will display the logon parameter screen. The correct response for
most people is to simply press the Return key. You may overtype some of these fields before logon or select logon
options such as RECONNECT from this screen. To get detailed information on the fields displayed on this screen
type HELP LOGON after you log on to TSO.
A HELP facility exists within TSO that provides information about TSO
commands, as well as their operands and subcommands, if any.
TSO Help is not to be confused with the Help Tutorial facility that exists within ISPF.
ISPF is an easy-to-use menu-driven facility that allows you to do every thing you would otherwise do in TSO. This document is intended to be a springboard to get you started and more information can be discovered through the IBM manuals, which are available through ISPF under LOCAL Options Panel BOOK.
ISPF uses certain standard program function keys, numbered 1 through 24. Unless you change them, the first 12 and the last 12 will do exactly the same thing so sometimes it's easier to think of having just 12 function keys.
Once you give the TSO the command ISPF (after you see the TSO READY prompt), TSO displays the menus associated with the ISPF facility. ISPF uses a hierarchical system of menus beginning with the ISPF Primary Option Menu.
The Primary Option menu shows several options that you may select, each of which leads to other options, until the desired function has been selected and a panel, or screen appears.
Each menu in the ISPF menu hieratchy corresponds to a numerical equivalent, for example, the Utility Selection menu (option #3 on the Primary Option menu) is menu number 3. This menu presents a list of choices as well, which correspond to menus labeled 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, etc. The numerical equivalents for menus are not shown on the actual screens, but they are important because they make it easy to jump around between menus and screens.
A FASTER METHOD is to go directly to the desired function, skipping the
intermediary screens, by supplying the full numerical equivalend of the function.
For example, if you wished to go to the Hardcopy Utility in this way, you would
simply type 3.6 on the OPTION = = = > line of the Primary Options Menu
and press Return. ISPF/PDF would then present the Hardcopy Utility, and skip menu
number 3 in between.
Once you are inside the menu structure, you can either climb out one menu at a time by pressing PF3 (end) repeatedly, or you can type an equal sign and the number of the function to which you wish to jump on the COMMAND = = = > line. This is called the JUMP FUNCTION . For example, to go from the Hardcopy Utility to the Allocation utility, you could simply type = 3.2 on the OPTION = = = > line. You can also type the equal sign ( = ) followed by the menu number from other places on the screen if you follow it with a blank space. See IBM BookManager under Local ISPF Options Panel for more information.
Option 0 on the ISPF Primary Option menu allows you to specify various parameters for ISPF. You can use these options to change the settings on your terminal or to change your PF Keys.
At first, you will probably be content to let things stay the way they are, but you may want to change things later on. There is one easy setting that you should change, however, because it will make your life a lot easier when it comes to exiting from ISPF.
To make this change, first select Option Number 0 on the Primary Option menu by typing 0 on the Option = = = > line at the top of the screen and pressing Return.
Your curser will be at Log Data set defaults press Return.
This is asking you what you want to do with the record of your activities that ISPF will keep for you during each session. We recommend deleting the data set unless you have reason to keep a recored of your session (such as if you wish to know what data sets you deleted).
To instruct the systen to delete the log every time you exist from ISPF, type 2 in the Process Option field and exit (F3). This will save you several key strokes every time you log off. If you ever want to print and save the log, you can change this setting for a single session as you exit, or you can come back to this screen and change your default if you decide later that you want a different setting.
You can also take this opportunity to customize your Print JCL, which will save you the trouble of changing it if you print something later on. To do this, Tab to the 4. JCL . . . You will see the following screen:
Fill in the required information for the job card. Check the Printing a Data Set section of this document and look under Setting Print Parameters . Once you have set up your JCL, you can print from a list of data sets whenever you want without having to customize your JCL when you exist.
When you have finished changing the settings and editing the JCL, press PF3 to exist the screen.
Help is never far away once in ISPF. Just tab over to the Help on top of any screen. Here is the list of topics available from the Primary Option screen:
When ISPF presents an error or informational message, it will be located in the top right cornor of the screen. The message will initailly be very short. If you press PF1 in response to a error or informational message, the system will present a longer message as further explanation of the brief message alreay shown. If you press PF1 yet again, while this long message is displayed, the system will take you to the approporiate section of the tutorial. Press PF3 to get out of the tutorial.
This section reviews how to get into the TSO and ISPF environments.
Select TSO from the TPX menu.
Press return to get the TSO screen. Press return again
You will get to the READY prompt.
At the READY prompt type ISPF.
This section deals with creating, saving retrieving, printing and changing data sets. Data sets may contain any information, including data, text, or programs.
Before typing data into an ISPF data set, it is necessary to allocate the data set. Allocation with create the space for the data set.
To allocate the data set, with the Primary Option menu displayed, either:
The Data Set Utility menu, set to allocate a data set. It is easiest if you make use of the ispf three-level-naming scheme.
The Data Alloacation Screen lets you specify the size of your data set. The IBM manuals avaiablable through BookManager will give you more information about possilbe settings and use of this screen.
Unless you have reason to use some other settings, we recommend the following allocaation settings
(which are different from those shown in the screen example above). These settings
should be satisfactory for most data sets.
Volume =
Generic Unit =
Space Units = Blocks
Primary Quantity = 15
Secondary Quanity = 10
Directory Blocks = 0
Record Format = FB
Record Length = 80
Block Size =
Expiration Date =
These setttings will be saved from session to session, so that you may only have to type them once.
Directory Blocks: If the field Directory Blocks is set to s number other than 0, this will results in a partioned data set (PDS), which means that information within the data set is divided into pieces. PDSs are very useful for saving space, however, they may require more management.
Press Return when you have complete this screen. You should then see the following screen telling you that your data set has been allocated.
To obtain a list of data sets in ISPF, type 3.4 on the OPTION = = = > line of the Primary Option menu. The Data Set List Utility screen will appear.
Except for the first time, if you with to see a list of the data sets with your userid as the first qualifier, you may usually just press return, since your userid will already be filled in the DSNAME LEVEL field.
If you wish to see data sets with qualifier(s) other than your userid,. Tab to the DSNAME LEVEL field, type the desired qualifier(s) and press Return.
A list of the data sets beginning with the appropriate qualifier will appear.
If you do not know the Data Set Name:
If you know the Data set Name:
If you do not know the Data Set Name:
Before you can print using ISPF, you must set up appropriate JCL.
However, if you always get output from the same printer and never change the number
of copies of other parameters, you will only need to set it up once.
Method One:
From the Primary Option menu, go to menu 3.6, which is the and Copy (Printing) Utility screen.
At the Process Option line type 1 for print and keep. (NOTE:
Usually this option will already be selected and the cursor will already be resing in the
Data Set Name field).
Tab, if necessary, to the Data Set Name field and type in the desired name.
If this is the first time you have printed using this method, Tab to the bottom of the screen and follow
the directions given below before exiting. Otherwise, simply press ENTER followed by PF3 to exist the screen and print the data set.
The bottom of the screen contains a small JCL program used to print your output.
for print and keep.
SETTING PRINT PARMETERS
The bottom of this screen contains room for a small JCL program used to print your output.
You need to fill it in with information: Jobname, Account, name and ROOM.
= = = > //Jobname JOB (Account),'name'
= = = > /*JOBPARM ROOM=HOLD
OSBIN - gives the public bins
HOLD - ask the operators
there are also private bins for various groups.
Method Two:
Go to menu 3.4 from the Primary Option menu and obtain a list of data sets. You may then print from the
list by typing p to the left of the desired data set name and pressing Return. The data set will be
printed when you log off. If this is the first time you have used this method, see the note below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Unless you have already customized your PRINT JCL, as recommended in the section,
"Changing Settings Within ISPF", you will need to set up Print JCL the first time you use method two.
To do this, follow these instructions when you are ready to exist from ISPF.
With the Primary Option menu displayed press PF3 instead of typing x and pressing Return.
The Log/List Parameters screen will appear. Notice the JCL section at the bottom of this screen.
To cutomize this, Tab to the JCL section, then follow the directions given under SETTING PRINT PARAMETERS.
When you are finished, press Return to finish logging out.
With the Primary Option menu displayed, type 2 to go to the Edit Entry Panel. Tab to the Data Set Name field and type in the name of the data set contining the JCL you wish to submit. After making any desired changes to the JCL, Tab to the COMMAND = = = > line within the editor and type sub (short for submit). TSO will return the job number.
With the Primary Option menu displayed, type 3.4, press Return. A list of the
data sets beginning with the appropriate qualifier willl appear. If the data set needs to be edited
Tab to the left of the desired data set, type e for edit and press Return.
After making any desired changes to the JCL, Tab to the COMMAND = = = >
line within the editor and type sub (short for submit). TSO
will return the job number. If you do not need to change any JCL just Tab to the desired
data set and type sub.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You may also submit the job directly form an ISFP COMMAND =
= = > line by typing TSO submit dsname. This is more efficient,,
and sometimes easier than bringing the JCL into the editor.
Type I on the Option = = = > line of the Primary Option menu. I is short for IOF. A list of those jobs currently submitted under your userid will appear. Notice the number at the left of each job. This number, not the job ID is the number should refer to jobs in IOF.
Information concerning the status of the jobs will appear. RC refers to the return code. A Return Code of 0 usually denotes a successful jobs. STEP refers to steps within the job.
If you wish to stop a job and/or purge output the command is cancel c for short.
With the IOF job list menu displayed on your screen on the COMMAND = = >
using the following form, for instance:
COMMAND = = > 1c
or, for multiple cancellations:
COMMAND = = > 1 2 3c
Then press Return.
NOTE: The iof-assigned number is shown at the far left of the job.
You may also Tab down to the job and type c .
If you wish to print your output the command is release r for short.
With the IOF job list menu displayed on your screen on the COMMAND = = >
using the following form, for instance:
COMMAND = = > 1r
or, for multiple releases:
COMMAND = = > 1 2 3r
Then press Return.
NOTE: The iof-assigned number is shown at the far left of the job.
You may also Tab down to the job and type r .
There are two different ways of logging off from ISPF: with the Primary Option menu displayed, you may either press the End key (PF3), or you may type x on the Option = = > line and press Return. The results of each are described below:
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must us this method of exiting the first time you print from a list of data sets (Method Two) unless you have already customized the Print JCL as recommended in the section "Changing Setting Within ISPF. See section "Printing a Data set" for more information.
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