File Selection panel

The File Selection panel provides a list of z/FS directory entries, from which you can select the files to be included in your current process. This panel is displayed when you have specified a z/FS directory on an Entry panel.
Note:
The title of the File Selection panel shown in File Selection panel includes the word, View, indicating that it was invoked from the View Entry panel. The title varies according to which Entry panel invokes the File Selection panel.

Panel and field definitions

Figure 1. File Selection panel
  Process   Options   Help
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  File Manager               View File Selection
 PATH   /u/acook
   Name             Prompt   Typ  Size     Created    Changed             ID
   *                *        *    *        *        *                 *       
   .                         Dir     8192  2009/05/01 2009/05/01 10:21:05 ZUSER
   ..                        Dir     8192  2009/05/01 2009/05/01 10:15:46 ZUSER
   .profile                  File      55  2009/05/01 2004/10/13 09:40:45 ZUSER
   .sh_history               File     941  2009/05/01 2007/05/02 11:29:02 ZUSER
   acook.settings            File     677  2009/05/01 2004/10/13 09:52:09 ZUSER
   sdsds                     File       0  2009/05/01 2006/08/23 10:32:48 ZUSER
 ****  End of data  ****








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(Selection field)
Selection field. Entering an S results in one of the following:
  • A single file is selected and returned to the calling routine. (Subsequent selections are ignored.)
  • Toggling of the selected value in the Prompt field (Size column is used).
  • Selects a file to be processed by the function that invoked the list.
  • Displays the list of entries on the next level (when directory selected).
Name
An z/FS object name. If the full name is not displayed, position the cursor at the name and press Enter to display a pop-up window showing the full name.

If the Copy From panel invoked the File Selection panel, the pop-up window also allows you to change the target name.

Prompt
A dynamic area that displays the last action that occurred for the listed file. It can have the following values:
Browsed
File was browsed
Edited
File was edited
Printed
File was printed
Nocopy
File was not copied
Copied
File was copied
Repl
File (member) was replaced
Norepl
File (member) was not replaced
Error
Error occurred when processing file
Invname
Copy to a PDS library: file name cannot be transformed to a member name
Invtype
z/FS object not serviced by File Manager
Notauth
You are not authorized to access the file
Invrecl
Record size is greater than the allowable maximum (text mode)
Typ
The z/FS object type:
Dir
Directory
Char
Character special file
File
Standard z/FS file
FIFO
Pipe or FIFO special file
Syml
Symbolic link
Sckt
Socket file
Size
The object size in bytes. For large files, kilobytes (K), megabytes (M), or gigabytes (G) are used.
Created
The date the z/FS object was created in YYYY/MM/DD format.
Changed
The date and time the z/FS object was last changed in YYYY/MM/DD-HH:mm:SS format.
ID
Owner ID.

Parent panels

Child panels

The display panel that would normally result from the initiating Entry panel.

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