Understanding panel elements
This section explains the structure of an XBM ISPF interface panel.
General panel elements
The following figure illustrates the general features of the interface panel.
The following table explains each panel element.
Feature | Description |
|---|---|
Action bar | The action bar consists of a horizontal list of actions. The action choices in this tabel are File, View, Options, Console, Monitor, User, and Help. By placing the cursor on an action and pressing Enter, you display the pull-down list of options for the action. |
Panel title | The panel title is the name used to identify the panel. |
Action codes | These codes provide a faster method of applying an action to an object. When you type an action code in the selection entry field for an object and press Enter, XBM performs that action on the object. Using an action code involves fewer steps than using action bar pull-down options. |
Selection entry field | You use the selection entry field to select an object on which to perform an action. You select the object by typing / or S in the entry field and pressing Enter. For more information, see Fields. |
Selection list | A selection list is a listing of the objects on which you can perform actions from the panel. For more information, see Displaying-files-on-the-File-List-panel. |
Command line | Some panels contain a command line. By typing ISPF Fastpath commands at Command and pressing Enter, you can perform actions on objects and also navigate through the ISPF interface. The available ISPF Fastpath commands are described in Commands-for-XBM-ISPF-Fastpath. |
Function keys | Function keys provide an ISPF Fastpath means of performing actions on objects and navigating through the ISPF interface. |
Pull-down and action bar menu options
When you select an action from the action bar, the interface displays a pull-down option menu.
The pull-down options are the actions that you perform on objects. Some XBM actions (for example, New) do not require objects. The following figure shows an example of a pull-down options menu.
The following table describes the different action bar menu options.
Menu option | Use |
|---|---|
File | To perform actions (such as save, activate, and open) on items in the file list You also can use this menu to exit XBM. |
View | To order list views by selected fields, or to change the XBM subsystem that you are viewing You can also use the Selection menu item to enter filtering criteria. |
Options | To set options for various XBM components You can use this menu option to set options for the XBM, VSAM, IMS, PSS, and SSI components. |
Console | To use the consoles to control configurations, components, management sets, the XBM subsystem, and data sets |
Monitor | To access XBM monitors |
User | To specify whether to display selection screens before accessing the monitors To accommodate a large environment with many objects, you can specify that you want to enter selection criteria before displaying items in a monitor. Doing so speeds up display time. |
Help | To display Help for XBM |
Fields
The following figure illustrates the different types of fields in which you can enter values:
- In a selection choice field, you select one choice from a list of available choices.
- In an entry field, you enter a value.
Entry field and selection choice
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