The NAMES service of the Information Center Facility is an
on-line directory, much like a telephone book. It can contain names,
telephone numbers, addresses, and other information such as user IDs,
and department names.
If you don't have NAMES on your menu panel, it might be helpful
to read through the following example before selecting a different
option.
Display the
Information Center Facility main
menu panel and select NAMES (option 2) from the list of services.
TSO/E INFORMATION CENTER FACILITY USER SERVICES
Option ===> 2
Select one of the following options. To scroll, press UP or DOWN.
0 DESCRIBE - Read a short description of options on this panel
1 NEWS - Obtain system news
2 NAMES - Find a name/phone number
3 OFFICE - Use mail/document/other office services Facility
4 PROGRAM - Use program creation/execution services
5 ANALYSIS - Perform data analysis/report creation/decision support
6 CHART - Create charts/graphs
7 COURSES - Use education services
8 PDF - Use ISPF/PDF services
9 PROBLEM - Report problems
10 UTILITY - Use utility services
I INTRO - Learn to use the Information Center Facility
T TUTORIAL - Read descriptions of options on this panel
X EXIT - Exit from the Information Center Facility
To view PF key definitions, type KEYS on COMMAND or OPTION line of any panel.
After selecting NAMES, another menu panel appears. Enter
1 on
the OPTION line to select the NAMES option.
INFORMATION CENTER FACILITY - NAMES DIRECTORY
OPTION ===> 1
Select the desired option.
1 NAMES - Find a name/phone number, or create and maintain names
2 GROUPS - Find a group of names, or create and maintain groups
T TUTORIAL - Learn to use the names directory
The following options are for advanced use of the names directory
3 CLOSE - Close the directories
4 CHANGE - Change the private directory prefix
The next panel you see is a data entry panel that contains input
fields. These input fields contain underscores to indicate the maximum
number of characters allowed.
NAMES - NAME IDENTIFICATION
COMMAND ===>
To find, modify, or delete a name, type the information where requested.
All information is optional. To request a list, "*" may be used.
To add a name, type A on the COMMAND line.
LAST NAME ===> *
FIRST OR NICKNAME ===> *
USER ID ===> *
Additional search information
DIRECTORY ===> BOTH Search Master, Private, or Both directories
DEPARTMENT NUMBER ===> *
DEPARTMENT NAME ===> *
JOB TITLE ===> *
DIRECTORY ID ===> * Unique identifier for names directory
SYSTEM NODE ===> * System ID
You do not always need to type information in an input field.
For some fields you can: