Accessing File-AID/MVS

The File-AID/MVS screens are designed to mimic ISPF. However, File-AID/MVS does not alter ISPF. The only change File-AID/MVS requires in ISPF is the establishment of an entry point; this is done by coding a new option on a menu screen. Usually the entry point is coded as option F on the ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu, as shown in ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu. However, each installation can specify its own entry point.

In this space, the File-AID/MVS entry point is shown as option F on the ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu.

Selecting option F on the ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu displays the File-AID/MVS Primary Option Menu shown in File-AID/MVS Primary Option Menu. This screen lists all of the functions available in File-AID/MVS. Selecting the number or letter of a function on the File-AID/MVS Primary Option Menu displays the screen for that function.

ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu

----------------------- ISPF/PDF PRIMARY OPTION MENU -------------------------
OPTION ===>
                                                              USERID   - USERID9
  0 ISPF PARMS - Specify terminal and user parameters       TIME     - 16:57
  1 BROWSE      - Display source data or output listings     TERMINAL - 3278
  2 EDIT        - Create or change source data               PF KEYS - 24
  3 UTILITIES   - Perform utility functions
  4 FOREGROUND - Invoke language processors in foreground
  5 BATCH       - Submit job for language processing
  6 COMMAND     - Enter TSO command or CLIST
  7 DIALOG TEST - Perform dialog testing
  A ABEND-AID   - Abend-AID Output processor
  F FILE-AID    - Dataset browse, edit, utilities or interactive
  T TUTORIAL    - Display information about ISPF/PDF
  X EXIT        - Terminate ISPF using Log and List defaults
  Enter END command to terminate ISPF.

File-AID/MVS Primary Option Menu

File-AID 21.1 ---------- Primary Option Menu ----------------------------
OPTION ===>

0 PARAMETERS - Specify ISPF and File-AID parameters    USERID   - USERID9
1 BROWSE      - Display file contents                   DATE     - 20/12/08
2 EDIT        - Create or change file contents          TIME     - 14:21
3 UTILITIES   - File-AID/SPF extended utilities         TERMINAL - 3290A
5 PRINT       - Print file contents                     CCSID    - 00037
6 SELECTION   - Create or change selection criteria
7 XREF        - Create or change layout cross reference
8 VIEW        - View interpreted record layout
9 REFORMAT    - Convert file from one format to another
10 COMPARE     - Compare file contents
T TUTORIAL    - Display information about File-AID
X EXIT        - Terminate File-AID and return to ISPF

  Use END to terminate File-AID

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OPTION

Enter the desired File-AID/MVS option.

USERID

Current User Identification. This field is display only.

DATE

Current calendar date identifies the year, month and day of the month (e.g. yy/mm/dd. This field is display only.

TIME

Current time. This field is display only.

TERMINAL

Terminal type. This field is display only.

CCSID

The terminal Coded Character Set Identification (CCSID). This field is display only. Based upon this CCSID, the Browse and Edit functions in formatted and vertically formatted mode convert Unicode data using IBM z/OS Conversion Services, and display the correct character representation data for the Unicode data. Characters that can’t be displayed with your current code page are protected.

Important

To determine the terminal CCSID, File-AID/MVS refers to the ISPF system variable called ZTERMCID. When using emulator software, ISPF sets dialog variable ZTERMCID based on the emulator’s code page setting when logging on. Refer to your emulator documentation for further information.
If ISPF variable ZTERMCID is blank, the default CCSID defined during installation (CCSID_FOR_UNICODE_COVERSION_SERVICES in the File-AID Advanced Configuration Guide) is displayed and it is applied for Unicode data conversion with a CCSID WARNING message.

Accessing File-AID/MVS Extended Utilities

To access File-AID/MVS utilities, select File-AID/MVS option number 3 as described in . When you press <Enter>, File-AID/MVS displays the Extended Utilities menu shown in the following figure.

File-AID/MVS Extended Utilities Menu

File-AID ------------------ Extended Utilities ------------------------------
OPTION ===>

1   LIBRARY         - Display and modify directory entries; display load
                       module CSECT maps; browse, delete, rename PDS members
2   DATASET         - Display dataset information; allocate non-VSAM datasets
                       and GDGs; catalog, uncatalog, delete, or rename datasets
3   COPY            - Copy entire datasets; copy selected records; copy PDS
                       members based on name, statistics and/or content
4   CATALOG         - Display generic catalog entries or VSAM datasets on a
                       volume in list form and do dataset list processing
5   VSAM            - Allocate, display, delete, modify, or rename VSAM clusters,
                       alternate indexes, or paths; manage IAM files
6   SEARCH/UPDATE   - FIND and CHANGE across PDS members. Search for and/or
                       update data globally in any type of dataset.
7   VTOC            - Display and process datasets on a volume(s)
8   INTERACTIVE     - Execute File-AID/Batch
9   BATCH SUBMIT    - Build batch jobstreams
10   FORMAT          - Compile COBOL and PL/I maps and specify map selections
G XMLGEN            - Generate an XML tagged document from data file

The Extended Utilities menu lists and describes each of the File-AID/MVS utilities. Select a utility by entering its option number in the OPTION field of the Extended Utilities menu, or as described in Selecting screens.

An overview of the utilities is presented in Utilities.