Another goodie in the z/OS 1.9 announcement is an ISPF change that allows
you to UNDO beyond a previously-issued SAVE command. I've been waiting for
something like that for years.
Still another is the ability to use system symbols in data set names on
various ISPF panels. That's another excellent enhancement, but I was hoping
there would be some kind of support for user defined symbols also.
I am already using an ISPF product that does just that, and I find it to be
indispensable. I am dreading the day that my contract ends and I move to a
shop where they don't have a tool that can do this. :-(
Here is a screen shot (best viewed in a non-proportional font, so apologies
in advance if your reader cannot do that):
V1.3 ---------------------- SimpList - LIST 'M' ------------ 1 to 30 of 99
COMMANDS ?==> SCROLL ?==> CSR
FUNCTION ?==> B < B,C,E,H,I,L,N,P,U,V,1,2,3 LIST 'M' INDEX ?==> Misc
PROJECT ?==> GLST FUNCTIONS: (scroll LEFT/RIGHT for more
information)
GROUP ?==> * Browse, Copy/move, Edit, HSM, Info, List, traNsfer,
TYPE ?==> CLUSTER Print, Utils, View, 1,2,3 User defined via PROFile
cmd.
MEMBER ?==> LINE CMDS: .create label, Repeat, Select,
Top,Z-bottom.
OTHER OBJ ?==> -SYSIBM.SYS*
OBJ 1 ?==> 'GLST.COBOL' {PROD COBOL
OBJ 2 ?==> 'GLST.COBOL(CLS*)' {CLS MEMBERS
OBJ 3 ?==> 'GLST.COPYLIB' {PROD COPYCODE
OBJ 4 ?==> '&ZUSER..P2.SOURCE' {MY PHASE2 COBOL LIB
OBJ 5 ?==> '&ZUSER..P2.SOURCE(CLSJ798B)' {CLOSURE PROGRAM
OBJ 6 ?==> >MRG 4 1 3 {MERGE ABOVE LIBRARIES
OBJ 7 ?==> '&ZUSER..CLIST(LOGON*)' {LOGON CLIST MEMBERS
OBJ 8 ?==> '&ZUSER..*.P2TEST' {ALL P2 TEST LIBS
OBJ 9 ?==> 'GLST.D&ZYEAR&ZMONTH&ZDAY..LOG'{TODAYS USAGE LOG
OBJ 10 ?==> 'GLST.D&ZYEAR&ZMONTH..*.LOG' {THIS MONTHS USAGE LOGS
OBJ 11 ?==> 'GLST.PHASE2.REPORT' {GDG BASE
OBJ 12 ?==> 'GLST.PHASE2.REPORT(&GDGNUM)' {PROMPT FOR GDG NUMBER
OBJ 13 ?==> C:\BACKUP\*.JCL {JCL BACKUP DIRECTORY
OBJ 14 ?==> L:\GLS\GRPINFO\VAC&ZSTDYEAR..TXT {VACATION SCHEDULE
OBJ 15 ?==> >TSO PROFILE NOPREFIX {TURN PREFIX OFF
OBJ 16 ?==> >TSO PROFILE PREFIX(&ZUSER) {RESTORE PREFIX
OBJ 17 ?==> >PANELID {TOGGLE PANELID ON/OFF
OBJ 18 ?==> >DDLIST; ONLY SYSEXEC {DISPLAY SYSEXEC LIBS
OBJ 19 ?==> -DIS THREAD(*) {DISPLAY DB2 THREADS
OBJ 20 ?==> -TERM UTILITY (&UTILID) {PROMPT FOR UTILITY ID
OBJ 21 ?==> -&AUTHID..PRODINF_REC {PRODUCT DB2 TABLE
As you can see, and I really hope you *can* see it, the product allows you
to set up your own symbols in addition to the ones provided by the system.
Very cool.
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