Primary Option Menu panel
The Primary Option Menu panel is the starting point for all File Manager operations.
Panel and field definitions
❶ Process Options Help ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── File Manager Primary Option Menu ❷ ❸ 0 Settings Set processing options User ID . : DTORNEY 1 View View data System ID : FMD2 2 Edit Edit data Appl ID . : FMN 3 Utilities Perform utility functions Version . : V14R1M21 4 Tapes Tape specific functions Terminal. : 3278 5 Disk/VSAM Disk track and VSAM CI functions Screen. . : 1 6 OAM Work with OAM objects Date. . . : 2018/12/26 7 Templates Template and copybook utilities Time. . . : 12:06 8 HFS Access Hierarchical File System 9 WebSphere MQ List, view and edit MQ data 10 CICS FM/CICS 11 Remote Remote System Definition X Exit Terminate File Manager Command ===> _________________________________________________________________ ❹ F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=CRetriev F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap F10=Actions F12=Cancel
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Panel and field definitions
Process Options Help ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── File Manager Primary Option Menu 0 Settings Set processing options User ID . : DTORNEY 1 View View data System ID : FMD2 2 Edit Edit data Appl ID . : FMN 3 Utilities Perform utility functions Version . : V14R1M21 X Exit Terminate File Manager Terminal. : 3278 Screen. . : 1 Date. . . : 2019/01/28 Time. . . : 12:32 Command ===> _________________________________________________________________ ❹ F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=CRetriev F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap F10=Actions F12=Cancel
- ❶ Action Bar
- The Action Bar contains a number of pull-down menus. These menus
are available throughout File Manager.
- Process
- The Process pull-down menu lists the processes available on your current panel. These options
may change, depending upon which panel is being viewed.
Process Options Help ┌─────────────────────────┐ ────────────────────── │ _ 1. Exit File Manager │ Primary Option Menu └─────────────────────────┘ 0 Settings Set processing options ︙ - Options
- The Options pull-down menu lists the choices available from the Set Processing Options panel, as
well as providing access to the ISPF Settings panel.
Process Options Help ──────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ ────── File Man │ 1. Print settings │ │ 2. System settings │ 0 Setti │ 3. Tape processing options │ User ID . : FMNUSER 1 View │ 4. Job card specifications │ System ID : FMD2 2 Edit │ 5. Compiler language selection │ Appl ID . : FMN 3 Utili │ 6. COBOL compiler specifications│ Version . : 7.1.0 4 Tapes │ 7. PL/I compiler specifications │ Terminal. : 3278 5 Disk/ │ 8. Edit/Browse options │ Screen. . : 1 6 OAM │ 9. VSAM Edit sharing options │ Date. . . : 2006/08/03 7 Templ │ 10. ISPF settings │ Time. . . : 11:18 8 HFS └────────────────────────────────────┘ 9 WebSphere MQ List, view and edit MQ data 10 CICS FM/CICS 11 Remote Remote System Definition X Exit Terminate File Manager Command ===> F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=CRetriev F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap F10=Actions F12=Cancel
See Compare Utility: Options panel for details about options 1 to 8. See the ISPF User's Guide Volume 1 for details about the ISPF Settings panel.
- Help
- The Help pull-down menu lists the various ways in which you can enter the Tutorial Help system,
as well as providing access to more File Manager information.
Process Options Help ────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ File Manager │ _ 1. Help for help... │ │ 2. Extended help... │ 0 Settings S │ 3. Keys help... │ 1 View B │ 4. Help index... │ 2 Edit E │ 5. Tutorial... │ 3 Utilities P │ 6. About... │ 4 Tapes T │ 7. News about File Manager... │ 5 Disk/VSAM D │ │ 6 OAM W └───────────────────────────────────┘ ︙
- 1. Help for help
- Displays the Help panel for the Tutorial Help system.
- 2. Extended help
- Displays the Tutorial Help panel associated with the current File Manager panel (equivalent to pressing F1 from the File Manager panel). When on the Primary Options menu, this is the Tutorial Help Table of Contents panel.
- 3. Keys help
- Displays a panel that provides help for the Function Keys that are active on the current File Manager panel.
- 4. Help index
- Displays the Help Index.
- 5. Tutorial
- Displays the Tutorial Help Table of Contents panel.
- 6. About
- Displays the File Manager version and release information in a pop-up window.
- 7. News about File Manager
- Displays a panels providing general information about the current File Manager version/release.
- ❷ Primary Options
- Lists the Primary Options available within File Manager. Selecting an option displays an Entry panel or a Menu panel for the associated function.
- ❸ Status Area
- Displays your session information.
- ❹ Function Keys
- Lists the Function Keys that are active within the current panel.
Parent panels
ISPF Primary Options Menu - see “Chapter 1. Primary Options Menu” in the ISPF User's Guide Volume I.
Child panels
- Set Processing Options panel
- Browse Entry panel
- Edit Entry panel
- Utility Functions menu panel
- Tape Specific Functions panel
- Disk/VSAM Data Functions panel
- OAM Functions panel
- Copybook and Template Utility functions panel
- Access Hierarchical File System panel
- WebSphere MQ Functions panel
Primary Option Menu panels
in the File Manager User’s Guide and Reference for CICS
Equivalent functions
- None.