Variables (Option 7.3)

The Variables option (7.3) allows you to:

Display all the ISPF variables defined in the dialog application you are testing.
Change the value of a variable by typing over it, unless the variable has an N (non-modifiable) attribute.
Define new variables by inserting lines or by changing the name or pool of a listed variable.
Delete variable names and blank lines.

When you select this option, you can scroll a display showing all the current variables for the dialog being tested, as shown in Figure 1.

In addition to scrolling capability, you can also increase the size of the Variables pop-up window to fill the entire 3270 physical display area using the RESIZE command. The initial RESIZE command increases the pop-up window to its maximum size, and the subsequent RESIZE reduces the window to its original size.

Figure 1. Variables panel (ISPYVPN)

   Menu  Utilities  Help
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                     Variables - Application: ISR             Row 1 to 9 of 707

 Add, delete, and change variables. Underscores need not be blanked.
 Enter END command to finalize changes, CANCEL command to end without
 changes.

 Current scrollable width of variables is: 57
      Variable P A Value
                   ----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+--
      Z        S N                                                          
      ZACCTNUM S N IBMGSA                                                   
      ZAPLCNT  S N 0000                                                     
      ZAPPLID  S N ISR                                                      
      ZBDMXCNT S N 000000000                                                
      ZCFGCMPD S N 2001/11/22                                               
      ZCFGCMPT S N                                                          
      ZCFGKSRC S N                                                          
      ZCFGLVL  S N 480R8001                                                 

 Command ===>                                              Scroll ===> PAGE
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=Expand    F5=Rfind     F6=Resize
  F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap     F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

The Variables display is controlled by the selection you make in the View pull-down on the Dialog Test Primary Option Panel action bar:

1: Display Variables in window. Variables are displayed in a pop-up window.
2: Display Variables full-screen. Variables are displayed full-screen.
Note: The current setting is shown as an unavailable choice; that is, it is displayed in blue (the default) with an asterisk as the first digit of the selection number (if you are running in GUI mode, the choice is grayed).