PWB (PDSE Workbench)

Purpose
Display the member list for PDS and PDSE data sets. For PDSEs that support generations, member generations can optionally be displayed. Commands can be performed against members, including member generations.
Usage notes
When invoked from an ISPF Command line without any parameters, or from the File Manager Utilities menu, the PDSE Workbench Entry panel is displayed. If you specify any parameters, the PDSE Workbench Entry panel is bypassed and the PDSE Workbench Member List panel is displayed.

The PDSE Workbench function is not supported in batch.

Options
None.
Figure 1. Syntax

1 PWB
1! INPUT=DDIN
1? INPUT=ddname
1? DSNIN=dsname
2? MEMBER=member1
1! LIMIT=Nolimit
1 LIMIT=genlimit
1 HIDE=Yes
1 HIDE=No
INPUT=ddname
Defines a reference to a DD or TSO ALLOC statement for the input data set to be displayed in PDSE Workbench. The default is DDIN. The allocated ddname must be a single PDS or PDSE. Concatenated data sets are not supported.
DSNIN=dsname
Defines the name of the cataloged input PDS or PDSE. The name can include a member name or member name pattern in parentheses. If the member name is specified here, the MEMBER parameter must not be specified.
MEMBER=member1
The name of a single member or a pattern representing one or more members of the PDS or PDSE to display in the member list. A pattern is a partial member name that uses either an * (asterisk) or % (percent sign) as place holders:
  • A * symbol represents a string of characters.
  • A % symbol represents only a single character.
LIMIT=genlimit|Nolimit
Specifies the maximum number of generations to be displayed in the member list for each member. Range: 0 - 2000000000.

LIMIT=0 displays member alias information but does not display any member generations. LIMIT=Nolimit displays all member generations that match the member name or member name pattern. Current members (generation 0) are always displayed.

genlimit is ignored for data sets that do not support member generations.

HIDE=Yes|No
Yes
Displays PDSE Workbench with the input fields hidden to maximize the size of the member list.
No
Displays PDSE Workbench including all of the input fields.

When HIDE is not specified, the previous setting is used. The default is HIDE=NO for first-time users. When PDSE Workbench is displayed, use the HIDE primary command to toggle the display of the input fields.