Program function (PF) key definitions
A set of program function (PF) key definitions is maintained for each
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product family and the General Services LOG application. These definitions make PF key usage unique to each product.
The key definitions are maintained as members of a site or a user's BBPROF data set. The member name is xxxx PFK, where xxxx can be any of the following values:
- AO for the product application
- BBI for PF key defaults if no product application PF key members exist
- LOG for log display defaults
The following table describes the default PF key definitions.
PF key definitions
PF key | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
PF1 PF13 | HELP | Displays online Help and tutorial information about the current application (See Getting-online-Help) |
PF2 PF14 | SPLIT | Splits the screen at the cursor into two logical screens |
PF3 PF15 | END | Returns to the previous application |
PF4 PF16 | PRINT (SCREEN COPY) | Copies the current screen to the BBISPRNT data set, which can be printed later |
PF5 PF17 | LOG DISPLAY or EXPAND | Transfers to the Log Display general service (See Understanding-display-logs) |
PF6 PF18 | GO | Refreshes an automatic service display Displayed application data refreshes dynamically at the user-defined interval that is specified in the INTVL field of the application display. To stop the refresh cycle, use the attention interrupt key. |
PF7 PF19 | UP | Scrolls up (backward) the number of lines specified on the COMMAND line |
PF8 PF20 | DOWN | Scrolls down (forward) the number of lines specified on the COMMAND line |
PF9 PF21 | SWAP | Switches between the logical screens created with PF2/14 |
PF10 PF22 | LEFT | Scrolls to the left |
PF11 PF23 | RIGHT | Scrolls to the right |
PF12 PF24 | RETRIEVE | Retrieves the last command entered on the COMMAND line You can reissue the retrieved command without changes, or you can change it and then reissue it. |