Abstract for TSO/E User's Guide

Purpose of this information

This information is a general guide for using the TSO/E element of z/OS. It expands the concepts and basic tasks that are presented in the z/OS TSO/E Primer.

Who should use this information

Anyone who uses TSO/E should read this information to learn more about TSO/E in relation to command usage and data set management.

All users can refer to z/OS TSO/E Command Reference, for detailed reference information. Programmers can learn about the programming aspects of TSO/E in z/OS TSO/E Programming Guide, and also z/OS TSO/E Programming Services.

How this information is organized

This information is divided into four parts:

General TSO/E Functions contains information that every TSO/E user must understand, such as logging on and logging off TSO/E, specifying TSO/E commands, naming data sets, and communicating with other TSO/E users.
Using Data Sets explains how to manage data sets by allocating, freeing, listing, editing, renaming, copying, sending and receiving, printing, and deleting data sets.
Running a Program explains how to run a previously prepared program and how to execute programs in the foreground and background.
Changing the Way You Use TSO/E explains how to change the way you use TSO/E by customizing your terminal session, using Session Manager, and using the Enhanced Connectivity Facility.

Examples of commands in this information show, in uppercase letters, the invariable parts of the command, such as the command name and operands, and show, in lowercase letters, the variable parts of the command such as data set names and user IDs.

In the following example, TRANSMIT is the command and cannot be changed, DATASET is an operand and cannot be changed, nodeid.userid and test.data are variables you can change.

TRANSMIT nodeid.userid DATASET(test.data)

How to use this information

If you have never used this information, read General TSO/E Functions to become familiar with the programming services that TSO/E provides. Then read the chapter that discusses the service you want to use.