Control Keys and Commands

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Control Keys and Commands

You use control keys and commands to direct your session.

Control Keys

Use control keys to request help, scroll screen displays, and perform monitor-specific functions.

Control Key	What It Does
[Enter]	Processes user input
[PF1]	Displays a screen of help text appropriate to the current cursor position
[PF3]	Deletes a window
[PF6]	Displays the Active Windows screen
[PF7]	Scrolls up
[PF8]	Scrolls down
[PF10]	Scrolls left
[PF11]	Scrolls right
[Clear]	Exits Performance Monitor

Top-line Commands

Commands that you enter at the CMD--> prompt apply to the monitor session or to the current window, as appropriate to the command.

Command	What It Does
ADMIN	Displays the Active Windows screen.
BOTTOM	Scrolls a window to the last line.
BYE	Ends a Performance Monitor session and returns you to the DC/UCF system.
DELETE	Deletes a window.
DOWN [n]	Scrolls a window down n lines. If you do not specify n, scrolls as many lines as can fit in the window.
EDIT	Displays the Edit Window Format screen.
END	Ends a Performance Monitor session and returns you to the DC/UCF system.
EXIT	Ends processing for the Active Windows screen, the Edit Window Format screen, the Sort Selection screen, or the Window Manager Options screen.
FIRST	Scrolls a window to the first line.
FREEZE	Stops refresh processing for a window.
HELP or ?	Displays help text.
HOLD	Stops refresh processing for all windows.
LAST	Scrolls a window to the last line.
LEFT [n]	Scrolls a window to the left n columns. If you do not specify n, scrolls as many columns as can fit in the window.
OPTIONS	Displays the Window Manager Options screen.
QUIT	Ends a Performance Monitor session and returns you to the DC/UCF system.
REFRESH [n]	Changes the refresh interval to n seconds. N defaults to the interval set by the system administrator.
RELEASE	Resumes refresh processing for all windows.
RIGHT [n]	Scrolls a window to the right n columns. If you do not specify n, scrolls as many columns as can fit in the window.
SAVE	Saves changes to window formats.
SORT	Displays the Sort Selection screen.
SYSTEM [job name]	(z/OS only) Changes the central version currently being monitored. A central version is specified by its job name. To request a list of all active central versions, specify an asterisk in place of the job name. Request a filtered list by using an asterisk as a wildcard character in a given job name. Any characters following an asterisk are ignored. Note: For more information about monitoring CVs, see Active System Summary (PF19). To monitor a system remotely, ensure that: The IDMSINFO address space is active. The monitored central version is running non-swappable. Note: If you switch the CV currently being monitored, all “Specific System Run Unit Detail”, “Lterm Resource Usage Detail”, and “Specific Buffer I/O Detail” windows are closed. Note: For information about using the IDMSINFO address space, see the CA IDMS System Operations Guide.
THAW	Restarts refresh processing for a previously Frozen window.
TOP	Scrolls a window to the first line.
UP [n]	Scrolls a window up n lines. If you do not specify n, scrolls as many lines as can fit in the window.

Note: To specify a window that is not current, you can precede a window-level command entered here with the WINDOW command, as in window 5 top.

Window Commands

Commands that you enter in the single-character field to the left of the window number apply to that window only.

Command	What It Does
B	Scrolls the window to the last line
E	Displays the Edit Window Format screen
D or +	Scrolls the window down
H or ?	Displays help text for the window
L	Scrolls the window to the left
R	Scrolls the window to the right
S	Displays the Sort Selection screen
T	Scrolls the window to the top line
U or -	Scrolls the window up
X	Deletes the window