Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)

Using Library Utility Options

Library is the first option on the Utility Selection panel. To access this option, type 1 at the option line and press Enter. The Library Utility panel is displayed.

The Library Utility panel is displayed to allow you to specify a dataset and an action to be performed. This library is intended primarily for maintenance of partitioned datasets. The print index listing (X), print entire dataset (L), dataset information (I), and short dataset information (S) functions also apply to sequential datasets. Following is a description of the fields on this panel.

• Display Member List. Used to display a member list by leaving the Member field blank, omitting the member name from the name of another partitioned dataset, or entering a pattern as the member name.

  You can use a combination of asterisks and percent signs in the same pattern. The pattern, including the asterisks and percent signs, cannot contain more than eight characters.

• C Compress Data Set. Used to specify any partitioned data set. The compress function is not valid for a PDSE. The compress is done by calling either the IEBCOPY utility or an optional compress request exit routine.
• X Print Index Listing. Used to specify either a Direct Access Storage Device (DASD)-resident sequential or partitioned dataset. The index listing is recorded in the ISPF Interactive System Productivity Facility list dataset. For a partitioned dataset, the index listing includes general information about the dataset followed by a member list. For a sequential dataset, the index listing includes general information.
• L Print Entire Data Set. Used to specify either a DASD-resident sequential or partitioned dataset. The allowable dataset characteristics are the same as for Browse, except datasets with a logical record length greater than 300 characters are not printed. The data should not contain any printer control characters. Use the Hardcopy utility (Option 3.6) to print datasets that contain printer control characters. A source listing of the complete dataset (including all members of a partitioned dataset), preceded by an index listing, is recorded in the ISPF list dataset.
• I Data Set Information. Displays the location, characteristics, and current space utilization of the specified dataset. For sequential datasets, options I and S display current allocation and utilization values that represent totals from all volumes used. Do not enter a volume serial when you are requesting information on a multi-volume dataset.
• S Short Data Set Information. Displays information about the selected dataset. The information displayed is the same information displayed by option S of the Data Set utility, but differs from option I. Information for partitioned datasets, when displayed by option S, lacks the number of maximum and used directory blocks, and the number of members. You may not enter a volume serial when you requisition information on multi-volume datasets.

  The space for datasets allocated in blocks is calculated as if all of the tracks including the last one, contain only full blocks of data. Partial or short blocks are ignored.