ISPF 3.n operations

You can invoke ISPF options 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6 and 3.14 under the CMD heading as shown here using 3.1 as an example.

Cmd Member   Text                     Description   Show
3.1 FRED     USERID.QUAL2.QUAL3.QUAL4
31  BILL     OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR.OTHER

You can always omit the dot, as shown here on the second line. DDF does not implement 3.5 (reset ISPF stats) or 3.12 (SuperC compare) because both of these are implemented in a different way within DDF(ST prefix command and the CPN/CPO prefix commands, respectively).
      In each case DDF will show the appropriate 3.n screen with the dataset name field filled in, ready for action. You can then carry on as if in normal ISPF, except that of course you will not have to type in the names. 3.1, 3.2, 3.6 and 3.14 need no further explanation, but 3.3 and 3.4 need a bit more information.

3.3

You use 3.3 in conjunction with TO or OV, like the single member moves. You do not get the first (copy from) 3.3 screen until both 3.3 and (one of) TO or OV has been entered:

Cmd Member   Text                     Description   Show
3.3 FRED     USERID.QUAL2.QUAL3.QUAL4
to  BILL     OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR.OTHER

When it is shown, the copy from dataset name will have been filled in and you can then select members for copy or move in the normal 3.3 style. When you press enter, the 3.3 copy to screen will be displayed, again with the to dataset name filled in. The member name FRED will be used as a pattern.

3.4

You can select how many qualifiers you want 3.4 to use, like this:

Cmd  Member   Text                     Description   Show
     FRED     USERID.QUAL2.QUAL3.QUAL4
34 2 BILL     OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR.OTHER
34 * BILL     OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR
34   BILL     OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR*

The 3.4 (or 34 as shown here - you can always omit the dots) will give a datset list using two qualifiers OTHERID.SOME. If you just specify 34 without a number, the whole line will be used as the qualifier. Note that the member name is ignored in this operation.
      34 * will cause the line to be used a pattern rather than a qualifier, like this

34 *          OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR

     shows    OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR.OTHER
     and      OTHERID.SOME.DATA.ORWHAT

34            OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR
     shows
     only     OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR.OTHER

You can put an * on the end of the line, as illustrated, to get the same effect, in which case the * will remain on the line.

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Last updated: 21 Jan 2002