Windows mode

The MainView windows environment is an extension of the standard TSO/ISPF interface. When operating in windows mode, you can display one or more windows on your screen. A window information line defines the top border of each window.

Following table shows an example of a windows-mode display.

ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss -------- MAINVIEW WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) --------------
COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>
 W1 =TGTDEFL===========MVSB=====*=======ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss=PLEXMGR==D====1===
CMD Member Description
--- Suffix -----------
    00     All Target Context Definitions
    01     Production Target Context Definitions
    02     SysA Test Target Context Definition

Using windows mode, you can:

See system performance data displayed in as many as 20 windows
Display multiple systems as a single system image (SSI)
Summarize data for many resources into a single row
Display historical data that was collected over time
Navigate through data using hyperlinks and menus
Customize the display of data and online Help
Export data to a data set or print it to SYSOUT

This section contains the following topics:

Related topics

Working with windows mode views

Controlling data views in windows mode

Customizing data display in windows mode

Working with historical data

MainView interfaces

Windows mode

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