After you have created a number of data sets, you might need a way to display their names. To display a list of all your data set names in ISPF/PDF, select the UTILITIES option (option 3) from the ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu, and from the Utility Selection Menu, select the DSLIST option (option 4).

--------------------------  UTILITY SELECTION MENU  ----------------------------
OPTION ===> 4

    1  LIBRARY     - Compress or print data set.  Print index listing.
                       Print, rename, delete, or browse members
    2  DATASET     - Allocate, rename, delete, catalog, uncatalog, or
                       display information of an entire data set
    3  MOVE/COPY   - Move, copy, or promote members or data sets
    4  DSLIST      - Print or display (to process) list of data set names
                       Print or display VTOC information
    5  RESET       - Reset statistics for members of ISPF library
    6  HARDCOPY    - Initiate hardcopy output
    8  OUTLIST     - Display, delete or print held job output
    9  COMMANDS    - Create/change an application command table
   10  CONVERT     - Convert old format messages/menu panels to new format
   11  FORMAT      - Format definition for formatted data Edit/Browse
   12  SUPERC      - Compare data sets (Standard dialog)
   13  SUPERCE     - Compare data sets (Extended dialog)
   14  SEARCH-FOR  - Search data sets for strings of data

You then see a panel that lets you specify what type of list you want and shows you the line commands you can issue on the resulting list.

-----------------------------  DATA SET LIST UTILITY  --------------------------
OPTION ===>

  blank - Display data set list *              P  - Print data set list
  V     - Display VTOC information only        PV - Print VTOC information only

Enter one or both of the parameters below:
  DSNAME LEVEL  ===>  PREFIX
  VOLUME        ===>


  INITIAL DISPLAY VIEW   ===>  VOLUME  (VOLUME,SPACE,ATTRIB,TOTAL)
  CONFIRM DELETE REQUEST ===>  YES    (YES or NO)

* The following line commands will be available when the list is displayed

B - Browse data set        C - Catalog data set        F - Free unused space
E - Edit data set          U - Uncatalog data set      = - Repeat last command
D - Delete data set        P - Print entire data set
R - Rename data set        X - Print index listing
I - Data set information   M - Display member list
S - Information (short)    Z - Compress data set       TSO command or CLIST

The list of data sets for PREFIX with a VOLUME format might look something like the following panel. The data sets listed at the beginning of the list are data sets for system use. You might not be permitted to issue line commands for these data sets.

DSLIST - DATA SETS BEGINNING WITH PREFIX ---------------------------  ROW 1 OF 9
COMMAND ===>                                                    SCROLL ===> PAGE
COMMAND      NAME                                      MESSAGE            VOLUME
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         PREFIX.$10$09$5                                                  MAR87B
         PREFIX.$15$38$5                                                  OCT87A
         PREFIX.ABDRVR7.ISPPLIB                                           FEB87B
         PREFIX.CURRENT.BILLS                                             TSO007
         PREFIX.MEMO.TEXT                                                 NOV87C
         PREFIX.MY.CLIST                                                  TSO005
         PREFIX.SAMPLE.TEXT                                               MIGRAT
         PREFIX.TEST.COBOL                                                MIGRAT
         PREFIX.TEST.DATA                                                 NOV87C
*************************** END OF DATA SET LIST *******************************