Final Step: Generating the List

After completing the five pages of the Data Set Selection Entry Panel, you are ready to generate the data set list. Press the ENTER key. ISMF displays the data sets that meet your selection criteria, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Generated Data Set List Panel

   Panel  List  Dataset  Utilities  Scroll  Help
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  DATA SET LIST
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> HALF
                                                         Entries 1-13 of 379
 Enter Line Operators below:                             Data Columns 3-5 of 41

      LINE                                     ALLOC      ALLOC    % NOT  
      OPERATOR          DATA SET NAME          SPACE      USED     USED   
     ---(1)----  ------------(2)------------ ---(3)---  ---(4)---  -(5)-  
                 SYS1.ADFMAC1                ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.BRODCAST               ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.CBRDBRM                ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.CHSLIB                 ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.CLIST                  ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.CMDLIB                 ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.COB2LIB                ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.CSSLIB                 ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.C90SPAC.PARMLIB        ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.C90SPAC.PROCLIB        ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.DAE                    ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.DBBLIB                 ---------  ---------    ---  
                 SYS1.DFPSHCDS.PLX2ACT.      ---------  ---------    ---  
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Tips:

If you limit more than one field on a selection entry panel, the list contains only the data sets meeting all of the selection criteria. If ISMF cannot determine whether a data set meets your selection criteria, the data set will be included in the list. Values of dash (-), question mark (?), less-than (<), and greater-than (>) always meet any selection criteria. If the exclusive list field contained in the panel is specified, the list generated will contain only the entries that meet the specified selection criteria. If this field is not specified, the list will be inclusive. You can use the filter command with the same selection criteria to exclude entries with the special characters.
When dealing with VSAM data sets, it is best to include all selection criteria because some selection criteria are not in the cluster, causing them to be excluded if exclusive is specified. Few of the line operators will function only against clusters.
Related Reading: After creating a list, you can sort and tailor it to your needs before beginning storage management tasks. See Using the Data Set or Volume List.
To save a new list that you have generated, enter the SAVE command followed by the name you want to use to identify the list. Read about Saving a Copy of the List.