Acquiring Data for a User-Created CLIST

This topic contains general-use programming interface and associated guidance information.

As part of the support ISMF provides for user-created CLISTs, there is a shared variable pool. You can use the variables in this pool to control processing and supply information to your CLIST. There are five different sets of variables:

Variables that control processing
Variables that supply information about the list panel
Variables that save message text
Variables that supply information about the list panel entries
Variables that supply information about the selection criteria

For detailed information on how to write CLISTs, see TSO Programming and ISPF/PDF Guide and Reference.