My first thought was that it could be related to CSORT, but I wouldn't expect this bug (nor any CSORT action) to update the saved variables for recalling commands.
Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS mailto:[email protected] ITIL v3 Foundation Certified Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html Systems Programming expert at http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExperts/ On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 20:37:26 +0000, Schwartz, Alan <[email protected]> wrote: >I think this might be your problem. Here's what I found in IBMlink: > >The problem is with SDSF. The local fix is to issue SET CSORT OFF. CSORT >stands for cursor-sensitive sorting. > >APAR PM59695 - PTF - UK77441 superceeded by UK79343 (neither ptf has been >received) > >With CSORT enabled, browsing/selecting a job and doing PF3 out of the job may >turn on or change >the SORT setting on the primary panel, the job was selected from. In some >cases, >browsing a job and PF3ing when the cursor is not on the command line can cause >unexpected sorts >on the primary panel. > >IMPACT TO CUSTOMER: >User Sort will be changed > >CAUSE OF ERROR: >------------------ >ISFDSP does not know the difference between an enter and an end >from secondary panels. > >Alan Schwartz >ITO Global Services Operations and Engineering >Xerox Business Services, LLC >1500 Towerview Rd. >Eagan, MN. 55121-1346 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Charles Mills >Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 3:31 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: SORT JOBID A of mysterious origin > >Probably like many folks, I like to keep my jobs in SDSF sorted >chronologically. I have been noticing lately that they fairly often >mysteriously shift to being sorted by JOBID. No matter -- I just enter SORT >CRDATE and move on. I have been wondering what causes it, however. > >I just now happened to do a couple of PF 12 = RETRIEVE's and lo and behold, >retrieved the following command: > >SORT JOBID A > >Many spaces before the A -- perhaps some sort of program-generated command? >A is the default, right -- a human would not normally type it. > >Does anyone have any clues where this mysterious SORT statement could be >coming from? I've checked my KEYS definitions, and none of them are set to >SORT anything. > >Thanks. Not the most profound issue ... > >Charles > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to >[email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
