Using action bar choices

The action bar is available at the top of every ISPF interface panel. The choices that are displayed on the action bar depend on the panel and on the view mode. The following sections describe standard action bar choices.

Using File action bar choices

The File action bar choice contains pull-down choices that are appropriate for the panel on which it is displayed. Pull-down choices may not be available under certain circumstances. The Delete choice, for instance, is not available if you are in inquiry mode.

The following standard pull-down choices may be available from the File action bar choice:

• Exit
  Go back to the previous panel.
• Exit RUV
  Leave the RUV ISPF interface, and return to the point from which you started the interface.
• Delete
  Remove the selected record from the repository.
• Change Status
  Toggle the selected record from active to inactive status or from inactive to active status.

Using View action bar choices

The View action bar choice contains pull-down choices that are appropriate for the panel on which it is displayed.

Inquiry Mode, Update Mode, and Command Mode choices toggle among the three available viewing modes: command, update, and inquiry. The currently active mode is not available as a choice. Certain actions, such as Delete and Update, are not available if you are in inquiry mode.

The following standard pull-down choices may be available from the View action bar choice:

• Inquiry Mode
  View the information only. You cannot change any information in the repository. You cannot issue any commands.
• Update Mode
  View and change information in the repository. You cannot issue any commands.
• Command Mode
  View and change information in the repository. You can issue subsystem commands. For more information about commands, see Working-with-BMC-Software-Subsystem.
• Filter
  Use this choice to limit the entries that are displayed on a table display panel. For more information, see Using-display-filters.
• Flip View
  Filter (hide) the entries that are currently being displayed on a table display panel, and display the entries currently being filtered (hidden).
• Refresh
  Update the current panel with panel information that has been added or updated since you displayed the current view of the panel.

Using Tools action bar choices

The Tools action bar choice includes the following choices:

• Date Conversion
  Convert Julian dates to Gregorian dates and display a range of converted dates in a popup window. For more information, see Using-the-Date-Conversion-tool.
• TOD Conversion
  Convert a double-word store clock date in hexadecimal format to your preferred date and time format. For more information, see Using-the-TOD-Conversion-tool.
• User Preferences
  Select view mode, language, date and time formats, and miscellaneous preferences. For more information, see Setting-user-preferences.