ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 3 - IBM Redbooks

5.48 ISMF: Obtaining information about a panel field
HELP------------------- DATA SET LIST LINE OPERATORS -------------------HELP
COMMAND ===>
Use ENTER to see the line operator descriptions in sequence or choose them
by number:
1 LINE OPERATOR 10 DUMP 20 HRECOVER
Overview 11 EDIT 21 MESSAGE
2 ALTER 12 ERASE 22 RELEASE
3 BROWSE 13 HALTERDS 23 RESTORE
4 CATLIST 14 HBACKDS 24 SECURITY
5 CLIST 15 HBDELETE 25 SORTREC
6 COMPRESS 16 HDELETE 26 TSO Commands and CLISTs
7 CONDENSE 17 HIDE 27 VSAMREC
8 COPY 18 HMIGRATE 28 VTOCLIST
9 DELETE 19 HRECALL
Figure 5-48 Obtaining information using Help command
Using the Help program function key
On any ISMF panel, you can use the ISMF Help program function key (PF key) to obtain
information about the panel you are using and the panel fields. By positioning the cursor in a
specific field, you can obtain detailed information related to that field.
Figure 5-48 shows the panel you reach when you press the Help PF key with the cursor in the
Line Operator field of the panel shown in Figure 5-49 on page 317 where the arrow points to
the data set. The Data Set List Line Operators panel shows the commands available to enter
in that field. If you want an explanation about a specific command, type the option
corresponding to the desired command and a panel is displayed showing information about
the command function.
You can exploit the Help PF key, when defining classes, to obtain information about what you
have to enter in the fields. Place the cursor in the field and press the Help PF key.
To see and change the assigned functions to the PF keys, enter the KEYS command in the
Command field.
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