Example 1. Change all data sets in a reference member

This example shows issuing an EC command to change a string in all data sets listed in a reference member.

Enter the EC command.

Menu Utilities Compilers Options Status Help
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ISR@PRIM z/OS Primary Option Menu
Option ===> EC ABC DEF /CNTL

0 Settings Terminal and user parameters User ID . : TDORNEY
1 View Display source data or listings Time. . . : 12:37
2 Edit Create or change source data Terminal. : 3278
3 Utilities Perform utility functions Screen. . : 1
4 Foreground Interactive language processing Language. : ENGLISH
5 Batch Submit job for language processing Appl ID . : ISR
6 Command Enter TSO or Workstation commands TSO logon : ISPF
7 Dialog Test Perform dialog testing TSO prefix: TDORNEY
9 IBM Products IBM program development products System ID : FMD2
10 SCLM SW Configuration Library Manager MVS acct. : IBMGSA
11 Workplace ISPF Object/Action Workplace Release . : ISPF 7.1
12 z/OS System z/OS system programmer applications
13 z/OS User z/OS user applications
14 IBMGSA IBMGSA Development and Service Apps
S SDSF SDSF

Enter X to Terminate using log/list defaults
F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap
F10=Actions F12=retrieve

Press Enter to make a non-immediate change of the data sets defined in the reference member CNTL. The proposed changes are displayed in the Enhanced Change Report.

   File  Edit  Edit_Settings  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Test  Help            
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
             Enhanced Change Report     Index CNTL              Col 00001 00072 
 Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR  
 ****** ***************************** Top of Data ******************************
 000001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 000002 >Data Set: TDORNEY.CNTL                                                 
 000003  >Member : AA68093                                                      
 000004         9  // SET IPVLVL=DEF                                            
 000005  >Member : CHARS                                                        
 000006         9  ⧉DEFdefghi®¯Đìçñ                                             
 000007  >Member : DITQQ                                                        
 000008        30       say CHANGE('DEFDEFDEF','DEF','DeF')       'DeFDEFDEF'   
 000009        31       say CHANGE('DEFDEFDEF','DEF','DeF',2)     'DeFDeFDEF'   
 000010        32       say CHANGE('DEFDEFDEF','DEF','DeF',0)     'DeFDeFDeF'   
 000011        33       say CHANGE('DEFDEFDEF','DEF','DeF',,4)    'DEFDeFDEF'   
 000012        35       say CHANGE('DEFDEFDEF','a',,0)            'bcbcbc'      
 000013  >Member : EXTFN002                                                     
 000014        38    SETC(DEF,'A')                                              
 000015        42    SETC(DEF,'A')                                              
 000016    ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐             
 000017    │ 22 line(s) in 8 of 915 Member(s) and 1 of 1 File(s). │             
  F1=Help  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 6=Rchange   
  F7=Up        F8=Down      F9=Swap     F10=Left     F11=Right    F12=retrieve

Press F3 to exit the report panel.

   ┌────────────────────────── Change Save Warning ──────────────────────────┐  
 ─ │ FMNPCWRN ==>                                                            │  
 I │                                                                         │  
 O │                                                                         │  
   │                                                                         │  
 0 │ You have NOT saved the changes you have made. Press ENTER to save       │  
 1 │ or PF3/END to cancel changes:                                           │  
 2 │                                                                         │  
 3 │ Total changes  36                                                       │  
 4 │ Total members  8                                                        │  
 5 │    Total files 1                                                        │  
   │  F1=Help       F2=Split      F3=Exit       F7=Backward   F8=Forward     │  
   │  F9=Swap      F12=Cancel                                                │  
 F └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Press Enter to save the changes.