PDSE Workbench Member List panel

The PDSE Workbench panel displays a list of members for a PDS or PDSE. For PDSE data sets defined to support member generations, the member list can include member generations.

The first area of the panel displays the input fields, such as the data set name and member pattern. The remainder of the panel is a table of matching members, with columns that are appropriate to whether the members are formatted or unformatted.

You can use the HIDE primary command to toggle the display of the input fields. Hiding the input fields maximizes the size of the member list.

Panel and field definitions

Figure 1. PDSE Workbench Member List panel
  Process   Options   Help
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 File Manager                PDSE Workbench Member List

 Data set name . 'FMN.PH11137.PDSEV2F'                         

 Member  . . . . *                 Generation limit            

 Compare option  1    1. ISPF  2. SuperC  3. File Manager

        Name     Prompt   Rel Gen Size Created    Changed             ID       _
        *        *                     *          *                   *       
 ______ MEM1                0   0    2 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:43:05 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM1               -1   3    3 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:24:38 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM1               -2   2    2 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:22:09 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM1               -3   1    1 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:21:13 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM2TST             0   0    2 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:26:09 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM3TEST            0   0    1 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:27:49 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM3TEST           -1   2    1 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:27:49 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM3TEST           -2   1    1 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:27:49 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM4               -1   5    1 2019/02/15 2019/02/15 09:31:30 HGRAMPA
 ______ MEM4               -2   4

Input fields

Data set name
Specify a fully qualified or generic data set name of either a PDS or PDSE.
  • Specify a generic data set name to select a data set from the selection list for processing by the PDSE Workbench.
  • Leave the data set name blank to select from the history of up to 50 of the previous data sets used by the PDSE Workbench.
Member name
Specify a member name or member name pattern to display in the member list. Leave blank to display all members.
Generation limit

Defines the maximum number of generations to be displayed for each member. Specify a value in the range 0 to 2000000000 or leave the field blank to indicate no limit. This field is ignored for data sets that do not support member generations.

Compare option
Specify the compare utility to be used with a compare prefix command (CC, CN, CP, or CS):
  1. ISPF Edit compare, using the ISPF VIEW service. This is the default option.
  2. SuperC compare.
  3. File Manager Compare function (DSM).
Notes:
  1. For the ISPF and SuperC compare utilities, where member generations are selected, the member generations will be copied to a temporary data set to perform the comparison.
  2. To compare unformatted records such as Program Objects, where the compare option specifies ISPF Edit compare, the File Manager Compare function (DSM) will be used.

Column descriptions

(prefix area)
You can enter commands in the prefix area before each row in the member list. For details of the supported commands, see Prefix commands.
Name
The name of the member.
Where generation information is displayed:
  • Current members (generation 0) are highlighted in white.
  • Member generations are blue.
  • Orphaned member generations (without a generation 0) are red.
Where alias information is displayed:
  • Primary members are highlighted in white.
  • Aliases are blue.
Prompt
A dynamic area that displays the last action that occurred for the listed member.

For PDSEs that are defined to support member generations and have a non-zero generation limit, the following fields are displayed:

Rel
This is the relative generation number of the member generation. The relative generation is either 0 or a negative number. The current member always has a relative generation = 0, with the most recent generation created having a relative generation of -1, then -2, and so on. The maximum number of generations is defined by the MAXGENS parameter when the PDSE version 2 data set is created.
Gen
This is the absolute generation number of the member generation. The absolute generation is either 0 or a positive number. The current member always has an absolute generation = 0. The absolute generation number is 1 for the first generation and incremented by 1 for each new generation.
Note: When displaying generation information, aliases are not shown in the member list.

For all other data sets and for PDSEs that are defined to support member generations and have a non-zero generation limit, the following fields are displayed:

Alias-of
For an alias this field displays the primary member name.
For data sets with formatted records, the following fields are displayed for members stored with ISPF statistics, otherwise they are left blank:
Size
The current number of statements in the member.
Created
The date the member was created, in YYYY/MM/DD format.
Changed
The date and time, in YYYY/MM/DD HH:mm:SS format, on which the member was last changed.
ID
The User ID of the person who last created or changed the member.
INIT
The initial number of records in the member.
MOD
The current number of records in the member
VV.MM
The version and modification level of the member.
Note: Modifying the current member will update the ISPF statistics (if saved) for the current member but will not affect the ISPF statistics on the member generations.
For data sets with unformatted records, the following fields are displayed:
Size
The hexadecimal value for the load module size.
AC
Authorization code.
AM
AMODE binder value.
RM
RMODE binder value.
Attributes
Attribute values determined by binder:
RF
The module is refreshable.
RN
The module is reenterable.
RU
The module is reusable.
OV
The module has overlay structures.
NX
The module is not executable.
OL
The module is loadable.
SC
The module is scatter format.
TS
The module has test attribute.
TTR
The TTR of the first block of text.

For PDSEs the TTR field is a token that simulates the track and record location of the member, also known as Member Locator Token (MLT).

EPA
Entry point address associated with the member name or alias name.
SSI
SSI information word.

Available commands

The following primary commands are available:

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