Accessing ISMF

This chapter explains the following basics of the Interactive Storage Management Facility (ISMF):

Navigating through ISMF without using the action bar
Navigating through ISMF using the action bar
Accessing ISMF
Selecting an option from the ISMF primary option menu
ISMF panel concepts
Navigating through functional panels
Types of functional panels
Navigating through help panels
Using the three types of help panels

ISMF provides an action bar–driven interface that exploits many of the usability features of Common User Access™ (CUA™) interfaces. The panels will look different than in previous releases: all screens will be mixed case and most will have action bars at the top.