The edit function is an interface to the ISPF editor. The SCLM editor ensures that editing occurs only in development groups. SCLM automatically locks the member when you begin the edit session.

The SCLM editor is the ISPF editor with an SCLM shell around it. If the member has changed when you end the edit session or if an explicit SAVE operation is performed, SCLM stores and parses the edited member and stores its accounting record. You can only edit members that are stored in data sets under the control of SCLM.

When you select the Edit option, the SCLM editor analyzes the hierarchy structure for the specified project and displays the sequence of the groups in your library concatenation. SCLM presents the four lowest key or primary groups for the project previously specified in the project definition. The SCLM lock feature, together with the ISPF "draw down" feature, ensures that the member you want to modify is the most current version of a component in the library concatenation.

SCLM copies or draws down the member or compilation unit to your development library in the development group from its first appearance in a higher key or primary group in the library concatenation. The member or compilation unit remains locked until you delete it or promote it to a higher group.

SCLM Edit also supports editing host data sets on the workstation. SCLM Edit will draw down the member if necessary, lock it, and copy it into working storage. The data set name is converted to a workstation file name and that name is appended to the workstation's current working directory. The host data set is transferred to the workstation, and the working file is then passed to the user's chosen edit program. When the user finishes the edit session, the working file is transferred back to the host and stored in the SCLM development group. Accounting information is then saved for the member. The user will be prompted for a language if the member is new or does not have a language. For more information, see the section on Workstation Tool Integration in the Settings (Option 0) chapter of the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol II.

Figure 1 shows the panel SCLM displays when you select Option 2, Edit, from the SCLM Main Menu.

   Menu  RefList  RefMode  SCLM  Utilities  Workstation  Help
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                            SCLM Edit - Entry Panel

 SCLM Library:
    Project . . : PDFTDEV
    Group . . . . MBURNS   . . . STG      . . . INT      . . . SVT     
    Type  . . . . SOURCE  
    Member  . . .                 (Blank or pattern for member selection list)

 Initial Macro  . .         
 Profile Name . . .                (If blank, defaults to data set type)

 Options
    Confirm Cancel/Move/Replace
    Mixed Mode
    Edit on Workstation
    Preserve VB record length

 Change code . . . . . .         
 Authorization code  . .           (If blank, the default auth code is used)
 Parser Volume . . . . .           (If blank, the default volume is used)
 Command ===>                                                                  
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
 F10=Actions  F12=Cancel