Example 1. Setting up default member first time usage

Enter the EF command.
   Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Options  Status  Help
 ─ ┌──────────────────────── Enhanced Search Command ────────────────────────┐ ─────────── 
   │ Command ===>                                                            │
 O │                                                                         │
   │ String:                                                                 │
 0 │ DSEB                                                                 +  │ RNEY   
 1 │ String options         Columns                                          │ 06
 2 │   1 Prefix             From                                             │ 8
 3 │   2 Suffix             To                                               │
 4 │   3 Word                                                                │ LISH
 5 │                                                                         │
 6 │ Scope:                                                                  │ F
 7 │ Member.                Edit                                             │ RNEY
 9 │ DDnames                                                              +  │ 2
 1 │ DSNs .                                                               +  │ GSA
 1 │                                                                         │ F 7.1
 1 │ Options:                                                                │
 1 │ Enter "/" to select option                             ISPF Pack        │
 1 │   Directory    Drill     Result    Parmlib    Proclib    1. Asis        │
 S │   Batch        Jobcard   Edit    _ List     _ First      2. Skip        │
   │  F1=Help       F2=Split      F3=Exit       F4=Expand       F7=Backward  │
   │  F8=Forward    F9=Swap       F10=Left      F11=Right       F12=Cancel   │
   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ p
 F10=Actions  F12=retrieve 
Pressing enter with the other fields blank will create the reference data set and begin with an edit session of a member that is named DEFAULT. The following allocate panel will be displayed for the reference data set. If the default naming convention userid.FMNSRCH.INDEX is not appropriate, overtype the name.
   Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Options  Status  Help
 ─ ┌────────────────────────── Allocate data set ──────────────────────────┐ ──
   │ Command ===>                                                          │
 O │                                                                       │
   │ The data set was not found                                            │
 0 │                                                                       │
 1 │ Data set name   DTORNEY.FMNSRCH.INDEX                                 │
 2 │                                                                       │
 3 │ Change the data set name or                                           │
 4 │                                                                       │
 5 │ Press ENTER to allocate a new data set                                │
 6 │                                                                       │
 7 │  F1=Help       F2=Split      F3=Exit       F7=Backward   F8=Forward   │
 9 │  F9=Swap      F12=Cancel                                              │
 1 └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 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=Cancel                                                        
Note: If no other data sets are specified to the enhanced search, this member will be used. So this should contain your most commonly searched data sets.
The following example enters some generic names for JCL data sets.
   File  Edit  Edit_Settings  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Test  Help
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 EDIT       DTORNEY.FMNSRCH.INDEX(DEFAULT) - 01.00          Columns 00001 00072
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR 
 ****** ***************************** Top of Data ******************************
 =NOTE= Specify 1 to 4 data set names in the following format:
 =NOTE= Input_dsn Input_template Output_dsn Output_template
 =NOTE= Where
 =NOTE=   Input_dsn      : Input data set or path name
 =NOTE=   Input_template : Input template (specify - to bypass)
 =NOTE=   Output_dsn     : Output data set or path name
 =NOTE=   Output_template: Output template
 =NOTE= Note: Search only applies to the first data set name on the line.
 '''''' FMN.P*.CNTL
 '''''' FMN.R*.CNTL
 ''''''
 ''''''
 ''''''
 ''''''
 ''''''
 ''''''
 ''''''
  F1=Help      F2=cruise    F3=Exit      F4=EFind     F5=Rfind     F6=Rchange
  F7=Up        F8=Down      F9=Swap     F10=Left     F11=Right    F12=retrieve  

Press F3.

The following figure is a search report showing lines that were found to match the search string, DSEB.

   File  Edit  Edit_Settings  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Test  Help            
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 VIEW       Enhanced Search Report      Index DEFAULT           Col 00001 00072 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
 ****** ***************************** Top of Data ******************************
 000001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 000002 >Data Set: FMN.PI19593.CNTL                                             
 000003  >Member : TEST3                                                        
 000004        25  $$FILEM DSEB INPUT=DD01,NOUPDATE=YES,                        
 000005  >Member : TEST4                                                        
 000006        19  $$FILEM DSEB INPUT=DD01,NOUPDATE=YES,                        
 000007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 000008 >Data Set: FMN.USERXYZ.CNTL                                             
 000009  >Member : BATFUN3                                                      
 000010        31  $$FILEM DSEB NOUPDATE=YES,                                   
 000011  >Member : BATFUN4                                                      
 000012        31  $$FILEM DSEB NOUPDATE=YES,                                   
 000013  >Member : BATFUN5                                                      
 000014        70  $$FILEM DSEB ,                                               
 000015  >Member : BATFUN6                                                      
 000016  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐           
 000017  │ 231 line(s) in 83 of 1108 Member(s) and 9 of 92 File(s). │           
 000018  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘           
 000019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you place the cursor on the data on line 14 and press Enter, you can see FMN.USERXYZ.CNTL(BATFUN5) with the cursor placed on line 70.

   File  Edit  Edit_Settings  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Test  Help            
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 VIEW       FMN.USERXYZ.CNTL(BATFUN5) - 01.05               Columns 00001 00072 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
 000070 $$FILEM DSEB ,                                                          
 000071 $$FILEM DSNIN=FMN.USERXYZ.DATAO,                                        
 000072 $$FILEM MEMBER=DTTYPE5,                                                 
 000073 $$FILEM TCIN=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),PROC=*                    
 000074 do until(down(1) = 'EOF')                                               
 000075   SELECT                                                                
 000076     WHEN(TID('REC-TYPE01')) THEN DO;                                    
 000077       IF CMP_DATE('START-DATE01',,,'RG','10/02/1996','10/02/1999') THEN 
 000078         if val_fld('salary01') = 85000 then set_fld('salary01',90000);  
 000079         if val_fld('salary01') = 75000 then set_fld('salary01',80000);  
 000080         if val_fld('salary01') = 73000 then set_fld('salary01',78000);  
 000081         UPDATE()                                                        
 000082       END;                                                              
 000083     END                                                                 
 000084     WHEN(TID('REC-TYPE02')) THEN DO;                                    
 000085       IF CMP_TIME('BIRTH-TIME02',,,'RG','08:00:00','10:00:00') THEN DO; 
 000086         if val_fld('salary02') = 85000 then set_fld('salary02',90000);  
 000087         if val_fld('salary02') = 75000 then set_fld('salary02',80000);  
 000088         if val_fld('salary02') = 73000 then set_fld('salary02',78000);  
 000089         UPDATE()                                                        

If you place the cursor on line 73 anywhere within the data set name FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML and press F4, the following panel is displayed.

   File  Edit  Edit_Settings  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Test  Help            
 ─ ┌─────── FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML ────────┐ ─────────────────────────────────
 V │  File Manager                           │              Columns 00001 00072 
 C │  Edit/View   Utility    Template        │                 Scroll ===> CSR  
 0 │ ─────────────────────────────────────   │                                  
 0 │ Command ===>                            │                                  
 0 │                                         │                                  
 0 │ 1  View     View resource               │                                  
 0 │ 2  Edit     Edit resource               │ TTYPE),PROC=*                    
 0 │ 3  Select   Select resource list        │                                  
 0 │ 4  Dslist   ISPF data set list          │                                  
 0 │ 5  Search   Nested search               │                                  
 0 │ 6  All      Show all occurrences        │ ,'10/02/1996','10/02/1999') THEN 
 0 │ 7  First    Find first occurrence       │ 5000                             
 0 │ 8  Prev     Find previous occurrence    │                                  
 0 │ 9  Next     Find next occurrence        │                                  
 0 │ 10 Last     Find last occurrence        │                                  
 0 │ 11 Rsearch  Search the resource         │ 1))
 0 │ 12 PDSE2    Workbench                   │ 
 0 │ 13 Change   Change data set attributes  │ 
 0 │                                         │                                  
 0 └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ ,'08:00:00','10:00:00') THEN DO; 
 000085         SALARY = VAL_FLD('SALARY02') + 5000                             
 000086         SET_FLD('SALARY02',SALARY)                                      
 000087         UPDATE()                                                        
 000088       END;                                                              

From the menu above, you can choose any of the options by number or by placing the cursor on it and press Enter.

Note: If you select View or Edit and the data set name in the source includes a subsequent member name, the view or edit session is with that member.

If you select option 5 nested search, the following panel is displayed:

   File  Edit  Edit_Settings  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Test  Help            
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 VIEW       Enhanced Search Report      Index DEFAULT           Col 00001 00072 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
 ****** ***************************** Top of Data ******************************
 000001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 000002 >Data Set: FMN.USERXYZ.CNTL                                             
 000003  >Member : BATFUN1                                                      
 000004        32  $$FILEM TCIN=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),               
 000005        82  $$FILEM TCOLD=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),              
 000006        83  $$FILEM TCNEW=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),              
 000007  >Member : BATFUN2                                                      
 000008        32  $$FILEM TCIN=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),               
 000009        87  $$FILEM TCOLD=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),              
 000010        88  $$FILEM TCNEW=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),              
 000011  >Member : BATFUN3                                                      
 000012        34  $$FILEM TCIN=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),PROC=*         
 000013        86  $$FILEM TCOLD=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),              
 000014        87  $$FILEM TCNEW=FMN.USERXYZ.TEMPLATE.XML(DTTYPE),              
 000015  >Member : BATFUN4                                                      
 000016   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ *         
 000017   │ 50 line(s) in 13 of 1108 Member(s) and 1 of 92 File(s). │           
 000018   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘           
 000019  >Member : BATFUN5                                                    
Navigation:
  1. Repeat the process to create nested searches.
  2. Use F3 to return to a previous search.
  3. Use Cancel to exit all searches.