The Session view, shown in
Figure 1,
displays this information in the status area:
- User ID
- Time
- Terminal
- Screen
- Language
- Application ID
- TSO logon
- TSO prefix
- System ID
- MVS™ account
- Release.
Figure 1. ISPF Primary Option Menu
status area – session view Menu Utilities Compilers Options Status Help
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ISPF Primary Option Menu
0 Settings Terminal and user parameters User ID . : USERID
1 View Display source data or listings Time. . . : 16:23
2 Edit Create or change source data Terminal. : 3278
3 Utilities Perform utility functions Screen. . : 1
4 Foreground Interactive language processing Language. : ENGLISH
5 Batch Submit job for language processing Appl ID . : ISR
6 Command Enter TSO or Workstation commands TSO logon : ISPF
7 Dialog Test Perform dialog testing TSO prefix: USERID
9 IBM Products IBM program development products System ID : ISD1
10 SCLM SW Configuration Library Manager MVS acct. : IBMGSA
11 Workplace ISPF Object/Action Workplace Release . : ISPF 5.9
12 z/OS System z/OS system programmer applications
13 z/OS User z/OS user applications
Enter X to Terminate using Log/List defaults
Option ===>
F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap
F10=Actions F12=Cancel
System ID is a point-and-shoot field. MVS Acct and Release are point-and-shoot
fields if over 8 characters long. Select these fields to display pop-up
windows that contain additional information about the MVS account number and the ISPF environment.
- MVS Acct
- The account number identifying this MVS user.
- System ID
- Shows the SYSPLEX and SYSNODE.
- SYSPLEX
- The MVS sysplex name as found
in the COUPLExx or LOADxx member of SYS1.PARMLIB.
- SYSNODE
- The network node name of your installation's JES.
Figure 2. System information pop-up Menu Utilities Compilers Options Status Help
─ ┌─────── System Information ────────┐ ──────────────────────────────────────
│ │ Option Menu
│ SYSPLEX = SYSPLEXD │
0 │ SYSNODE = PTHAPD$ │ eters User ID . : SUEBURN
1 │ F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit │ listings Time. . . : 16:49
2 │ F9=Swap F12=Cancel │ data Terminal. : 3278
3 └───────────────────────────────────┘ ns Screen. . : 1
4 Foreground Interactive language processing Language. : ENGLISH
5 Batch Submit job for language processing Appl ID . : ISR
6 Command Enter TSO or Workstation commands TSO logon : ISPF
7 Dialog Test Perform dialog testing TSO prefix: SUEBURN
9 IBM Products IBM program development products System ID : ISD1
10 SCLM SW Configuration Library Manager MVS acct. : IBMGSA
11 Workplace ISPF Object/Action Workplace Release . : ISPF 5.9
12 z/OS System z/OS system programmer applications
13 z/OS User z/OS user applications
Enter X to Terminate using Log/List defaults
Option ===>
F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap
F10=Actions F12=Cancel
- Release
- Displays these variables:
- ZOS390RL— The z/OS® Release
running on your system.
- ZISPFOS— The level of ISPF code that is running as part
of z/OS on your system. This
might or might not match ZOS390RL.
- ZENVIR— The ISPF Environment description. See the table
of system variables in the z/OS ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference for
a complete explanation.
Figure 3. Environment
pop-up (release information) Menu Utilities Compilers Options Status Help
─ ┌───────────────────────────── Environment ─────────────────────────────┐ ──
│ │
│ ZOS390RL = z/OS 01.04.00 │
0 │ The z/OS release running on your system. │
1 │ │
2 │ ZISPFOS = ISPF FOR z/OS 01.05.00 │
3 │ The level of ISPF code that is running as part of z/OS on your │
4 │ system. This might or might not match ZOS390RL. │
5 │ │
6 │ ZENVIR = ISPF 5.5 MVS TSO │
7 │ The ISPF Environment description used by IBM personnel for │
9 │ internal purposes. The x.y numbers DO NOT directly correlate to │
1 │ an ISPF release number in all cases. Refer to the Dialog │
1 │ Developer's Guide for a complete explanation. │ 5
1 │ │
1 │ F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F9=Swap F12=Cancel │
1 └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Option ===>
F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap
F10=Actions F12=Cancel