Customizing the IPCS Installation Package

Table 1 summarizes the various IPCS customization possibilities.

Table 1. Customizing the IPCS Installation Package
To Customize or Create:	Do the Following:	Reference
Access to IPCS	To simplify or customize access, use any of the following: A TSO/E LOGON procedure A customized ISPF/PDF selection panel, if IPCS is set up in a TSO/E environment User-written CLISTs with the TSO/E ALLOCATE command JCL	See Customizing Access to IPCS
Access to the IPCS dialog	Use either a TSO/E LOGON procedure or a customized ISPF/PDF selection panel.	See Customizing Access to IPCS
IPCS exit routines	To write exits, use the following: IPCS mapping macros IPCS macros IPCS exit services IPCS debug tool To install exits, use one or more of the following: SYS1.MIGLIB SYS1.LPALIB SYS1.PARMLIB Alternate parmlibs	See the following: Writing IPCS Exit Routines and IPCS Exit Services for information about using IPCS, macros, mapping macros, and exit services to write IPCS exit routines Installing IPCS Exit Routines for information about installing the exit routines The IPCS Debug Tool for information about debugging IPCS exit routines
IPCS dialog	To customize the dialog, do the following: Use the ISPF LIBDEF service. Use ISPEXEC to invoke the ISPF SELECT service with the IPCS dialog programs. To create your own dialog, create your own panels.	See the following: Customizing the IPCS Dialog z/OS ISPF Dialog Tag Language Guide and Reference for how to create dialog panels
Dump directory copies	Use the IPCS COPYDDIR subcommand.	See z/OS MVS IPCS Commands
Defaults for user and sysplex dump directories	Use the BLSCDDIR CLIST.	See the following: Customizing the Dump Directory z/OS MVS IPCS User's Guide
IPCS session parameters	Create either: One or more IPCSPRxx members in an alternate parmlib One or more IPCSPRxx parmlib members in SYS1.PARMLIB	See Customizing IPCS Session Parameters
IPCS subcommand parameters	Use the IPCS SETDEF subcommand.	See z/OS MVS IPCS Commands
Line widths for IPCS reports	Use the IPCS PROFILE subcommand.	See z/OS MVS IPCS Commands
Security for IPCS sessions	Create a BLSUGWDM validity check module.	See Providing Security for IPCS