Customized Access

Much of the process of starting IPCS can be automated through customized access. The customization recommended by IBM® provides an option for starting the IPCS dialog from an ISPF panel; the user simply selects the appropriate option. See Starting IPCS with Customized Access for a description of this method.

If you do not know which ISPF panel provides an option for IPCS, or you are not sure what customization your installation has done, contact the system programmer responsible for customizing IPCS for users at the installation. The system programmer should be able to describe any customization that has been done and explain any installation-specific procedures.

At some installations, there might not be a system programmer responsible for customizing IPCS. In this case, you have two choices:

See z/OS MVS IPCS Customization for information about customizing access to IPCS, and follow the steps described there. This approach is preferred. After you have customized access, you can take advantage of this customization every time you use IPCS.
Follow the procedure described in Starting IPCS without Customized Access. This method is the simplest way to start IPCS without customized access. However, until customized access is available, you would have to use this procedure every time you start IPCS.