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Access Method Selection List Panel

All data sets defined in CA‑PanAPT can have an optional Access Method specified with them. This Access Method is used by CA‑PanAPT to determine how to access the data set. For instance, to Browse a member on a PDS, a different Browse exit is used than to Browse a member on a CA‑Panvalet or CA‑Librarian data set.

Only Access Methods defined using Access Method Maintenance can be associated with a data set. To access the Access Method Selection List panel from the CA‑PanAPT Main Menu, type CTL or C in the Action field and press ENTER. The Control File Maintenance Entry panel displays.

From the Control File Maintenance Entry panel, type:

Press ENTER. If the Access Method was left blank, the Access Method Selection List panel displays. Otherwise, the Access Method Maintenance panel displays.

The Access Method Selection List panel displays all of the Access Methods defined to your CA‑PanAPT system. You can scroll forward and backward if the list spans more than a single display. To select an Access Method, type S in the Sel field to the left of the Access Method and press ENTER. The Access Method Maintenance panel displays. When you exit the Access Method Maintenance panel, you are returned to the Access Method Selection List panel where you can select another Access Method.

When you complete your selections, enter the END command (PF3). You are returned to the Control File Maintenance Entry panel.