After you have created a number of data sets, you might need a
way to display their names. To display a list of all your data set
names in ISPF/PDF, select the UTILITIES option (option 3) from the
ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu, and from the Utility Selection Menu,
select the DSLIST option (option 4).
-------------------------- UTILITY SELECTION MENU ----------------------------
OPTION ===> 4
1 LIBRARY - Compress or print data set. Print index listing.
Print, rename, delete, or browse members
2 DATASET - Allocate, rename, delete, catalog, uncatalog, or
display information of an entire data set
3 MOVE/COPY - Move, copy, or promote members or data sets
4 DSLIST - Print or display (to process) list of data set names
Print or display VTOC information
5 RESET - Reset statistics for members of ISPF library
6 HARDCOPY - Initiate hardcopy output
8 OUTLIST - Display, delete or print held job output
9 COMMANDS - Create/change an application command table
10 CONVERT - Convert old format messages/menu panels to new format
11 FORMAT - Format definition for formatted data Edit/Browse
12 SUPERC - Compare data sets (Standard dialog)
13 SUPERCE - Compare data sets (Extended dialog)
14 SEARCH-FOR - Search data sets for strings of data
You then see a panel that lets you specify what type of list you
want and shows you the line commands you can issue on the resulting
list.
----------------------------- DATA SET LIST UTILITY --------------------------
OPTION ===>
blank - Display data set list * P - Print data set list
V - Display VTOC information only PV - Print VTOC information only
Enter one or both of the parameters below:
DSNAME LEVEL ===> PREFIX
VOLUME ===>
INITIAL DISPLAY VIEW ===> VOLUME (VOLUME,SPACE,ATTRIB,TOTAL)
CONFIRM DELETE REQUEST ===> YES (YES or NO)
* The following line commands will be available when the list is displayed
B - Browse data set C - Catalog data set F - Free unused space
E - Edit data set U - Uncatalog data set = - Repeat last command
D - Delete data set P - Print entire data set
R - Rename data set X - Print index listing
I - Data set information M - Display member list
S - Information (short) Z - Compress data set TSO command or CLIST
The list of data sets for PREFIX with a VOLUME format might look
something like the following panel. The data sets listed at the beginning
of the list are data sets for system use. You might not be permitted
to issue line commands for these data sets.
DSLIST - DATA SETS BEGINNING WITH PREFIX --------------------------- ROW 1 OF 9
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
COMMAND NAME MESSAGE VOLUME
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PREFIX.$10$09$5 MAR87B
PREFIX.$15$38$5 OCT87A
PREFIX.ABDRVR7.ISPPLIB FEB87B
PREFIX.CURRENT.BILLS TSO007
PREFIX.MEMO.TEXT NOV87C
PREFIX.MY.CLIST TSO005
PREFIX.SAMPLE.TEXT MIGRAT
PREFIX.TEST.COBOL MIGRAT
PREFIX.TEST.DATA NOV87C
*************************** END OF DATA SET LIST *******************************