The Primary Option Menu action bar offers a quick way of accessing many of the panels within ISPF.

Menu

This choice is available from most panels within ISPF and displays many of the options listed on the Primary Option Menu panel. These choices are available from the Menu pull-down:

Settings

Displays the ISPF Settings panel.

View

Displays the View Entry panel.

Edit

Displays the Edit Entry panel.

ISPF Command Shell

Displays the ISPF Command Shell panel.

Dialog Test

Displays the Dialog Test Primary Option panel.

Other IBM® Products

Displays the Additional IBM Program Development Products panel.

SCLM

Displays the SCLM Main Menu.

ISPF Workplace

Displays the Workplace entry panel.

Status Area

Displays the ISPF Status panel.

Exit

Exits ISPF.

Utilities

This choice is available from many panels within ISPF and displays the options listed on the Utility Selection panel. These choices are available from the Utilities pull-down:

Library

Displays the Library Utility panel.

Data Set

Displays the Data Set Utility panel.

Move/Copy

Displays the Move/Copy Utility panel.

Data Set List

Displays the Data Set List Options panel.

Reset Statistics

Displays the Reset ISPF Statistics panel.

Hardcopy

Displays the Hardcopy Utility panel.

Download

Displays the panel that enables you to download workstation clients and other files from the host.

Outlist

Displays the Outlist Utility panel.

Commands

Displays the Command Table Utility panel.

Reserved

Reserved for future use by ISPF; an unavailable choice.

Format

Displays the Format Specification panel.

SuperC

Displays the SuperC Utility panel.

SuperCE

Displays the SuperCE Utility panel.

Search-for

Displays the Search-For Utility panel.

Search-forE

Displays the Search-ForE Utility panel.

Table Utility

Displays the ISPF Table Utility panel.

Compilers

The Compilers pull-down offers these choices:

1

Foreground Compilers Displays the Foreground Selection Panel.

2

Background Compilers Displays the Batch Selection Panel.

3

ISPPREP Panel Utility Displays the Preprocessed Panel Utility panel.

4

DTL Compiler Displays the ISPF Dialog Tag Language Conversion Utility panel.

Options

The Options pull-down offers these choices:

1

General Settings Displays the ISPF Settings panel.

2

CUA Attributes Displays the CUA Attribute Change Utility panel.

3

Keylists Displays the Keylist Utility panel.

4

Point-and-Shoot Displays the CUA Attribute Change Utility panel, positioned on the Point-and-Shoot panel element.

5

Colors Displays the Global Color Change Utility panel.

6

Dialog Test appl ID Displays the Dialog Test Application ID pop-up to allow you to change the application ID for Dialog test so that you can look at variables in the application profile for an application that runs under a different application ID than the one under which ISPF was started (by default, ISR).

Status

The Status pull-down offers these choices:

1

Session

2

Function keys

3

Calendar

4

User status

5

User point and shoot

6

None

See Status area on the Primary Option Menu for more information about using these choices to tailor the status area.

Help

The Help pull-down provides general information about ISPF topics and the changes in the current release, as well as information about each of the options and areas on the Primary Option Menu.