Primary Option Menu panel
The Primary Option Menu panel is the starting point for all Z Data Tools operations.
Panel and field definitions
❶ Process Options Help ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Z Data Tools 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 . : HFM 3 Utilities Perform utility functions Version . : V1R1M2 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 ZDT/CICS 11 Remote Remote System Definition X Exit Terminate Z Data Tools 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 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Z Data Tools Primary Option Menu 0 Settings Set processing options User ID . : DTORNEY 1 View View data System ID : FMD2 2 Edit Edit data Appl ID . : HFM 3 Utilities Perform utility functions Version . : V1R1M2 X Exit Terminate Z Data Tools 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 Z Data Tools.
- 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 Z Data Tools │ 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 ──────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ ────── Z Dat To │ 1. Print settings │ │ 2. System settings │ 0 Setti │ 3. Tape processing options │ User ID . : HFMUSER 1 View │ 4. Job card specifications │ System ID : FMD2 2 Edit │ 5. Compiler language selection │ Appl ID . : HFM 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 ZDT/CICS 11 Remote Remote System Definition X Exit Terminate Z Data Tools 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 Z Data Tools information.
Process Options Help ────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ Z Data Tools │ _ 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 Z Data Tools... │ 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 Z Data Tools panel (equivalent to pressing F1 from the Z Data Tools 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 Z Data Tools panel.
- 4. Help index
- Displays the Help Index.
- 5. Tutorial
- Displays the Tutorial Help Table of Contents panel.
- 6. About
- Displays the Z Data Tools version and release information in a pop-up window.
- 7. News about Z Data Tools
- Displays a panels providing general information about the current Z Data Tools version/release.
- ❷ Primary Options
- Lists the Primary Options available within Z Data Tools. 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 Z Data Tools User’s Guide and Reference for CICS
Equivalent functions
- None.