Accessing ISMF

How you access ISMF depends on your site. This example assumes you have logged onto TSO and the ISPF Primary Option Menu is displayed.

To access ISMF type I after the arrow on the Option command line. Figure 1 shows the default ISPF Primary Option Menu.

Figure 1. Starting an ISMF Session from the ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu

  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Options  Status  Help
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           ISPF Primary Option Menu
Option ===> I

 0  Settings      Terminal and user parameters            User ID . : USER4
 1  View          Display source data or listings         Time. . . : 11:25
 2  Edit          Create or change source data            Terminal. : 3278
 3  Utilities     Perform utility functions               Screen. . : 1
 4  Foreground    Interactive language processing
 5  Batch         Submit job for language processing
 6  Command       Enter TSO or Workstation commands
 7  Dialog Test   Perform dialog testing
 8  LM Facility   Library administrator functions
 9  IBM Products  IBM program development products
 10 SCLM          SW Configuration Library Manager
 I  ISMF          Invoke Interactive Storage Management Facility


Enter X to Terminate using log/list defaults

To access ISMF directly from TSO, use the command
```
ISPSTART PGM(DGTFMD01) NEWAPPL(DGT)
```

The ISMF Primary Option Menu appears, and you can begin the ISMF session. Figure 2 shows the ISMF Primary Option Menu for end users.

Figure 2. ISMF Primary Option Menu for End Users

   Panel  Help
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     ISMF PRIMARY OPTION MENU - z/OS DFSMS V1 R10
 Enter Selection or Command ===>

 Select one of the following options and press Enter:

 0  ISMF Profile            - Change ISMF User Profile
 1  Data Set                - Perform Functions Against Data Sets
 2  Volume                  - Perform Functions Against Volumes
 3  Management Class        - Specify Data Set Backup and Migration Criteria
 4  Data Class              - Specify Data Set Allocation Parameters
 5  Storage Class           - Specify Data Set Performance and Availability
 9  Aggregate Group         - Specify Data Set Recovery Parameters
 L  List                    - Perform Functions Against Saved ISMF Lists
 R  Removable Media Manager - Perform Functions Against Removable Media
 X  Exit                    - Terminate ISMF




Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Exit.

There are two Primary Option Menus: one for end users and one for storage administrators. The menu for storage administrators includes additional applications not available to end users. Option 0, ISMF PROFILE, controls the user mode or the type of Primary Option Menu that is displayed. Refer to Specifying a User Mode for information on how to change the user mode.

Prerequisite: The ISMF Primary Option Menu example in Figure 2 assumes that DFSMS is at the latest release level. For information about adding the DFSORT option to your Primary Option Menu, refer to z/OS DFSORT Installation and Customization.