Edit Keyword File Configuration Table

If you choose Option 2, Edit Keyword File Configuration Table on the ISPF Configuration utility main menu panel, the Edit Keyword File panel appears, as shown in Figure 1.

This option enables you to directly edit the keyword file and manually modify the configuration settings.

Comments can be added to the keyword file and the keywords can be rearranged, but such additions and changes are not preserved if you later use Option 1 Create/Modify Settings and Regenerate Keyword File. Only the changed values of keywords are carried forward. Full line comments are denoted by an asterisk (*) in column one, or a forward slash and asterisk (/*) in columns one and two. Comments on the same line as a keyword begin with a forward slash and asterisk, and end at the end of the line.

Figure 1. Edit Keyword File panel (ISPCEDIT)

   File  Edit  Edit_Settings  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Test  Help
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 ISPCEDIT   LSACKV.CONFIG.KEYWORD.FILE(SYSTEM1) - 01.00     Columns 00001 00072
 Command ===>                                                                  

 Modify, Add or Delete the keywords and values listed here. Enter END or EXIT
 to save your changes, CANCEL to exit without saving your changes.

 Note: Changes in the order of the keywords, or comments added to the file will
 not be preserved if the file is regenerated using option 1.

 000001 /* ISPF Configuration table definition.  Generated by REXX ISPCMOD    */
 000002 /*   Created 10:40:04 on 9 Jan 2004                                   */
 000003 /*   by user LSACKV.                                                  */
 000004 /*   All values were included.                                        */
 000005 /*                                                                    */
 000006 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 000007 /*                             PDF EXITS                              */
 000008 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 000009 DATA_SET_ALLOCATION_PROGRAM_EXIT            = NONE
 000010 PRINT_UTILITY_PROGRAM_EXIT                  = NONE
 000011 PRINT_UTILITY_COMMAND_EXIT                  = NONE
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F5=Rfind     F6=Rchange   F7=Up
  F8=Down      F9=Swap     F10=Left     F11=Right    F12=Cancel

If you make changes to the keyword file, when you end the edit session ISPF displays the confirmation window in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Keyword File Verification panel (ISPPVERQ)

 ISPPVERQ        Keyword File Verification
 Command ===>                                             

 The Keyword file has been saved. You can run the ISPF
 keyword verification to check the keywords and values in
 the keyword file now, or exit without running the
 verification. If you choose to exit without verifying the
 keyword file you can run the verification later using the
 Verify Keyword Table Contents option.

 Instructions:
 Press Enter to verify the keyword file.
 Enter END or EXIT to exit without verification.


  F1=Help        F2=Split       F3=Exit        F7=Backward
  F8=Forward     F9=Swap       F12=Cancel

On this Keyword File Verification window, you can indicate whether you want to run ISPF's keyword verification routine to check the keywords and values in your keyword file. If you want to run the verification exec, press the Enter key. If you do not want to verify your changes, enter the END command, or EXIT.