Shortcuts in Mainframes

[Thousif Ahamed]

Hi 

Has anyone got the shortcuts in Mainframes like 

!jck - to check the syntax of jcl and so on

Regards,

Thousif

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Regards,

Thousif

Mainframe System Programmer

Cognizant Technology Solution

    

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[Quasar Chunawala]

Hi Thousif,

Are you referring to standard ISPF Editor commands like SAVE, REPL, FIND, CHANGE? You can find the complete list in the zOS ISPF guide at the IBM website.

About the !jck

They aren't shortcuts, but are rather commands. These commands are defined in the ISPF command table. When you type !jck/!jem/!jcl on the command-line, it invokes a JCL scanner program, installed at your site. 

However, there are many vendors that offer a JCL Scanner product, and not just one. Say you want to SORT records. IBM's sorting product is DFSORT, whilst Computer Associate(CA)'s sorting solution is called SYNCSORT. 

My point is, every mainframe shop has a different set of software products installed. One shop may use DFSORT for sorting, CA-7 for job-scheduling, File-Aid Db2 as the Db2 Table-editor, whereas another shop may use SYNCSORT for sorting, Tivoli/OPC for job-scheduling and Platinum as the Db2 Table-Editor. The system programmers at each mainframe shop define their own set of commands.

You can view the commands, that are in-use at your shop by viewing the Commands Table using ISPF Menu Option 3.9. See below. For example, when you type the command SAREA, it invokes the program ISPSAM in a pop-up window.

                                Display ISPCMDS             Row 64 to 70 of 81 

Command ===> _______________________________________________  Scroll ===> PAGE 

                                                                               

The command table is currently open, it cannot be modified. Use the view(V)    

row command to see an entire entry.                                            

                                                                               

     Verb      T  Action                                                       

                     Description                                               

     SAREA     0  SELECT PGM(ISPSAM) PARM(POP)                                 

                     STATUS AREA                                               

     SCRNAME   0  SCRNAME                                                      

                     SET SCREEN NAME FOR LOGICAL SCREEN                        

     SETTINGS  0  SELECT PGM(ISPISM) SUSPEND SCRNAME(SETTINGS)                 

                     ISPF SETTINGS                                             

     SPLIT     0  SPLIT                                                        

                     SPLIT SCREEN                                              

     SPLITV    0  SPLIT-V                                                      

                     SPLIT SCREEN VERTICALLY USING HARDWARE PARTITIONS         

     START     0  SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(&ZPARM)                             

                     ISPF START DIALOG IN NEW SCREEN                           

     SWAP      0  SWAP                                                         

                     SWAP SCREENS                                              

Others are free to add.

Quasar.

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[Thousif Ahamed]

Thanks Quasar. 

I have heard there are 100 tips for mainframes that enables us to interact very quickly with mainframes. Can you please send me that guide 

Regards,

Thousif

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Regards,

Thousifz

Mainframe System Programmer

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Facebook Group : Mainframes

[Quasar Chunawala]

Hi Thousif,

Please read the forum rules at here. Please refrain from asking for such compiled notes/material/copyrighted matter to forum members. You may do so, off-the-group.

Quasar.

[Priyadarshini Barkakati]

Hi,

I use these commands to check my syntax in JCL-

PLUS or PLUS NOSEC

Press enter. It will list all errors, warnings etc.

 

Thanks

Priya

[Quasar Chunawala]

Hi Priya,

 

As I had written earlier, these commands are site-specific. I quote one of my previous e-mails here, which throws some light on why this is so -

 

Hi Thousif,

 

Are you referring to standard ISPF Editor commands like SAVE, REPL, FIND, CHANGE? You can find the complete list in the zOS ISPF guide at the IBM website.

About the !jck

They aren't shortcuts, but are rather commands. These commands are defined in the ISPF command table. When you type !jck/!jem/!jcl on the command-line, it invokes a JCL scanner program, installed at your site.

However, there are many vendors that offer a JCL Scanner product, and not just one. Say you want to SORT records. IBM's sorting product is DFSORT, whilst Computer Associate(CA)'s sorting solution is called SYNCSORT.

My point is, every mainframe shop has a different set of software products installed. One shop may use DFSORT for sorting, CA-7 for job-scheduling, File-Aid Db2 as the Db2 Table-editor, whereas another shop may use SYNCSORT for sorting, Tivoli/OPC for job-scheduling and Platinum as the Db2 Table-Editor. The system programmers at each mainframe shop define their own set of commands.

You can view the commands, that are in-use at your shop by viewing the Commands Table using ISPF Menu Option 3.9.

Others are free to add.