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Change the Initial Display Format Name

The ability to customize how data is displayed makes a command easier and quicker to use and lets you tailor it for specific tasks.

Follow these steps:

Do one of the following steps:

• Go to the Formats section of the command PROFILE you want to change and specify the name of the format in the Format field.
• Specify the following command at the command line while you are on the display that you want to change:

  SET FORMAT formatname
  

  formatname

  Specify either:

  • The name of a format that you have created in your profile (a one- to eight-character name).
  • DEFAULT to use the default format for the display.

  For information about creating display formats, see Change the Data Display Format in this chapter.

The initial display format name is changed to the name you want to be used for a command display when the command is first entered.