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Access Utility Menu

You can access the Utility menu by placing the cursor in the Utility Menu field, located in the upper right-hand corner of the panel, and pressing Enter. The Utility menu box is then displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, as shown in the following:

Trainer: USR1 -
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                   ISPF/PDF PRIMARY OPTION M ****************************
OPTION ===>                                  *  Command ===>            *
                                             *                          *
            ENVIRONMENT - ISPF 3.3MVS     TS *  PF1 = Help              *
            DATE - 03/01/03  JULIAN - 03.003 *  PF3 = End Utility Menu  *
                                             *  PF4 = Exit Trainer      *
 0  ISPF PARMS   - Specify terminal and user *  PF5 = Ask Question      *
 1  BROWSE       - Display source data or ou *  PF6 = Enter Scroll Mode *
 2  EDIT         - Create or change source d *                          *
 3  UTILITIES    - Perform utility functions *  Enter new ZOOM key:     *
 6  COMMAND      - Enter TSO Command, CLIST, *                          *
 7  DIALOG TEST  - Perform dialog testing    ****************************
 8  LM UTILITIES - Perform library administrator utility functions
 9  SDSF         - System Display and Search Facility
 I  IBM          - IBM Applications
 P  IPCS         - Interactive Problem Control Summary
 S  SYSTEM       - System Applications
 U  USER         - User Applications
 VA ISMD         - ISMD Applications (Old MA Panel)
*********************** TSO08 MODE=TRAINEE LASTAID=         *************
Description: ISPF TRAINING

From this menu you can perform the following actions by pressing the specified PF key. The PF keys have these functions only when the Utility menu is displayed on your screen.

Key

Function

Description

PF1

HELP

Displays panels of help information.

PF3

End Utility Menu

Erases the utility menu from the panel. You cannot use the utility menu functions until you redisplay the menu.

PF4

Exit Trainer

Ends your trainer session.

PF5

Asks Questions

Displays a panel on which you can enter text to be sent to the trainer.

PF6

Enter Scroll Mode

Enters scroll mode, in which you can shift the screen display to show data that is not currently visible.

In addition, you can change the PF key used for the ZOOM function by entering the key name in the Enter New ZOOM Key field.