Panel and field descriptions

The following panel displays when you enter the command XF I or XF for the first time.

Figure 1. Index List panel

  Process   Options   Help
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 File Manager           Index List
 Command ===>                                                                  
 
 Data set name  FMN.XFIND.INDEX.DIR                             
 Member pattern                   _ Jobcard   _ Reuse
     Name   Description                                Date Changed      Size
   _ DEMO1  EXECs, Panels, Messages, and Skeletons     2022/03/20 11:51     13
   _ DEMO2  COBOL Source files                         2022/03/20 11:51     20
   _ DEMO3  JCL and PROCLIB data sets                  2022/03/20 11:51     15

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Data set name

This is the index directory data set name that contains index members.

Leave this field blank to select from a history list.

You can enter a generic name to select from a matching data set list. In a generic name, use the percent (%) sign to represent a single character and an asterisk (*) to represent any number of characters within one qualifier. Two asterisks (**) represent any number of characters within any number of qualifiers.

If the data set name is not found in the catalog, then a prompt to allocate the data set is displayed.

Note: Use the allocate dialog to allocate the index data set to ensure it is defined with the correct file attributes.

Member pattern

Specify a member pattern to filter the member list.

Jobcard

Enter the forward slash (/ ) to specify the job card for an index build job.

Note: Ensure REGION=OM is used because the index is built in memory before the data set is created.

Reuse

Enter the forward slash (/ ) to select this option to reuse the existing allocation rather than delete and define the data set during an index build.

Note: . It is recommended to use the default behavior because it sizes the data set exactly to the index being built. This option is only available for the unlikely event that a delete or define cannot be performed due to the data set being allocated, but not open to another address space.