PDF component services consist of BRIF (Browse Interface), BROWSE, EDIF (Edit Interface), EDIREC (edit recovery for EDIF), EDIT, VIEW, VIIF, and EDREC (edit recovery for EDIT and VIEW), along with the library access services listed in Library access services.

BRIF

Provides browse functions for data accessed through dialog-supplied I/O routines. It allows you to browse data other than partitioned data sets or sequential files, such as subsystem data and in-storage data, and to preprocess the data being browsed.

BROWSE

Can be used to look at any ISPF library, concatenation of ISPF libraries, or data set that can be allocated by using the LMINIT service, and certain other data types not supported by ISPF. You can browse host data sets on the workstation or workstation files on the host.

EDIF

Provides edit functions for data accessed through dialog-supplied I/O routines. It allows you to edit data other than partitioned data sets or sequential files, such as subsystem data and in-storage data, and to preprocess the data being browsed.

EDIREC

Initializes an edit recovery table (ISREIRT) for use by the EDIF service and determines whether recovery from the EDIF service is pending.

EDIT

Can be used to look at any ISPF library, concatenation of ISPF libraries, or data set that can be allocated by using the LMINIT service. The EDIT service provides an interface to the PDF editor and bypasses the display of the Edit Entry Panel on the host. You can also edit host files on the workstation or workstation files on the host.

EDREC

Initializes an edit or view recovery table, determines whether recovery is pending, and takes the action specified by the first argument.

VIEW

Functions exactly like the EDIT service, with these exceptions:

1. You must use the REPLACE or CREATE primary command to save data.
2. When you enter the END primary command after altering a file in VIEW mode, you will be prompted to either save the changes or exit without saving them.

VIIF

Provides edit functions for data accessed through dialog-supplied I/O routines. It enables you to view data other than partitioned data sets or sequential files, such as subsystem data and in-storage data, and to preprocess the data being viewed.