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KEYS Command

To view or change your PF key definitions, do the following:

1. Enter the KEYS command from any display without terminating the current function being performed.
2. Change key definitions by overtyping the values shown in the appropriate fields.

This is a sample of the screen that appears when you issue the KEYS command.

 PF Key Definitions and Labels - Primary Keys
 Command ===> 
 
 Number of PF Keys . . . 24                         Terminal type  . . 3278 
 Enter "/" to select . .           (Enable EURO sign)    
 
 PF1 . . . HELP                                                                 
 PF2 . . . SPLIT                                                                
 PF3 . . . END                                                                  
 PF4 . . . RETURN                                                               
 PF5 . . . RFIND                                                                
 PF6 . . . RCHANGE                                                              
 PF7 . . . UP                                                                   
 PF8 . . . DOWN                                                                 
 PF9 . . . SWAP                                                                 
 PF10  . . LEFT                                                                 
 PF11  . . RIGHT                                                                
 PF12  . . CURSOR                                                             
                                                                                
 PF1  label  . .           PF2  label  . .            PF3  label  . .           
 PF4  label  . .           PF5  label  . .            PF6  label  . .           
 PF7  label  . .           PF8  label  . .            PF9  label  . .           
 PF10 label  . .           PF11 label  . .            PF12 label  . .          

Press ENTER key to display alternate keys. Enter END command to exit.

Note: Only 12 PF keys at a time are shown on this panel. To view the definitions for PF keys 13 through 24, press Enter.

This is a sample of the screen that appears when you issue the KEYS command under ISPF:

 PF Key Definitions and Labels - Alternate Keys
 Command ===> 
 
 Note: Definitions and labels below apply only to terminals with 24 PF keys.
 
 PF13  . . HELP 
 PF14  . . SPLIT 
 PF15  . . END 
 PF16  . . RETURN 
 PF17  . . RFIND 
 PF18  . . RCHANGE
 PF19  . . UP 
 PF20  . . DOWN 
 PF21  . . SWAP 
 PF22  . . LEFT 
 PF23  . . RIGHT 
 PF24  . . CURSOR

 PF13  label . .            PF14  label . .            PF15  label . .           
 PF16  label . .            PF17  label . .            PF18  label . .           
 PF19  label . .            PF20  label . .            PF21  label . .           
 PF22  label . .            PF23  label . .            PF24  label . .          

 Press ENTER key to display primary keys. Enter END command to exit.

Note: Only PF keys 13 through 24 are shown on this panel. To view the definitions for PF keys 1 through 12, press Enter.

To return to the function you were performing when you entered the KEYS command:

• Enter the END command in the PF Key Definitions and Labels panel.