ISPF provides flexibility by accepting various types of commands and having many methods for entering them. Table 1 provides an overview of the entry methods and commands available.
Entry Methods | TSO Cmds, CLISTs, and REXX EXECs | DM Commands | PDF Primary Commands | PDF Line Commands | WS Commands |
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ISPF Command Shell (option 6) | X | X | |||
Option field | X | X | X (1) | ||
Command field | X | X | X | X (1) | |
Line Command fields |
X | ||||
Line Command fields |
X | X | |||
Note: (1)
Available when prefixed by "WS"
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Command ===> TSO ALLOCATE
Option ===> TSO %CLIST
This symbol informs TSO that the command is a CLIST or REXX exec, not a TSO command.
You can also use two command entry methods not shown in the table: the PA keys and the function keys. PA1 (ATTENTION) and PA2 (RESHOW) are hardware keys that you cannot redefine. You can use function keys to enter all commands.