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p_koduru

Hi,

Can any one tell me how to give an alias name to TSO/ISPF commands ?

For Example: For Command DSLIST i would prefer as "DL".

Thanks in Advance.

Regards,
Koduru

Bill Dennis · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:25 am Post subject:

To change ISPF product commands, look at option 3.9 (Command tables) and display the "ISP" table. The "T" column is the abbreviation length. Use caution that the abbreviation doesn't conflict with some other application command.

Your site may allow customized "user" command tables. Otherwise ask the SYSPROGS to create a customized command table for your "site".
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PKoduru · Beginner Joined: 24 Jul 2003 Posts: 2 Topics: 1

Sorry for late reply, I am out of station.

Thanks Bill for your reply.

Could you please clearly explain with example for me?

Regards,
Koduru

Bill Dennis · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:45 am Post subject:

1) Find the PDS (or allocate one) on DDname ISPTABL in your TSO proc
2) Copy ISPCMDS from ISPF product library hlq.SISPTENU to your ISPTABL as newname AAACMDS
3) Go to option 3.9 and bring up your table as Application ID=AAA
4) Find the entry for DSLIST and repeat the line
5) Give the new verb as "DL" with same action and truncate value of zero
6) *END* to save your changes
7) Either -
a) Rename the member back to ISPCMDS and concatenate your ISPTABL PDS on DDname ISPTLIB ahead of hlq.SISPTENU to replace ISPF's table or
b) Have your SysProgs define your table as a site or user-specific table named AAACMDS.
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singhnarender79 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:57 am Post subject:

Hi Bill,

I did exactly the same thing what u mentioned above. But the problem is nothing is getting saved in my command table AAACMDS. Is there something wrong I am doing, or maybe I don't have access.

Could you please suggest something?

Thanks,
Naren
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Bill Dennis · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:07 am Post subject:

I don't know why the changes are not saved if you *END* after changes and not *CANCEL*. Do you have UPDATE authority to the ISPTABL file?
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singhnarender79 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:52 am Post subject:

I don't know that. How can I find it out?
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Bill Dennis · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:12 am Post subject:

Use command "TSO ISRDDN" to find the library allocated to DDname ISPTABL. Try to edit/save a member there. Successful? If so, is your AAACMDS member there? Go back and try my instructions again.
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singhnarender79 · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:37 am Post subject:

Hi Bill,

What I did was copy the ISPCMDS from ISPF product library hlq.SISPTENU to my own dataset userid.ISPTLIB as newname AAACMDS.

Then Allocated my own PDS to ISPTLIB. Loged on again.

Then I went to =3.9. Entered AAA and then it showed the screen with the commands in it. I entered a 'r' against the DSLIST and entered new verb DL with 0 in T column. Then entered END to save & Exit.

I came back to see if the new command is there. But it was not there.

This is what you had mentioned in your prev. post too.

Did I do something wrong here or is it that I didn't do something?

Cheers,
Naren
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Bill Dennis · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:27 pm Post subject:

semigeezer · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject:

Several problems... Verify that same profile dataset is allocated to ISPPROF, ISPTABL and as the 1st data set in ISPTLIB. Other configurations may work, but this one definitely will. Also, it is not a good idea to copy the ibm ISPCMDS. That defeats the whole purpose of user and site command tables. If IBM changes the command table and you have a copy of it, you may not see the new commands, fixes, or whatever other changes were made. That means when the next release of ISPF comes out, you might be missing function.

taltyman · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject:

You may want to see if your site allows user command tables. Here is a screen shot of my shops 3.9 ispf menu.

singhnarender79 · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 5:23 am Post subject:

Bill,

Yes I came back to 3.9 again to check it, it was not there.

semigeezer/taltyman,

I have checked the profile dataset, it is allocated in ISPPROF, ISPTLIB and as the 1st data set in ISPTLIB. Can you tell what is the concept behind this???
It is not allocated in ISPTABL and I am also sure, I can only allocate one dataset in ISPTABL.

And also I had copied the IBM ISPCMDS and had renamed it to AAACMDS, so I don't think it should cause any problem even if the ISPCMDS is changed.

singhnarender79 · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:51 am Post subject:

I got the info about command tables from the ISPF User Guide II & ISPF Planning and Customization. and it says the User Command table has to be entered in the ISPF Configuration Table. and that can be done by the site admin.

and for me 3.9 is not showing any user command table, So that means I can't add me own commands..

I think I will talk to the Site Admin and see if he can add a user command table.

Thanks everyone for helping me out.

Cheers,
Naren
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jakevans · Beginner Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Topics: 0

Hi -
Put this clist in your sysproc concatenation. Call it xxx. In any ispf screen type 'TSO XXX' without the quotes in the command line to enable the 'DL' alias for DSLIST. This change to the command table is only for this session. It changes the command table in memory not in the pds. No authority needed. Doesnt effect other users. I use a more complicated one to give me many shortcuts.

Hope this helps,

PROC 0
/* ADD ALIAS FOR DSLIST AS DL
/*
ISPEXEC TBTOP ISPCMDS
SET ZCTVERB = DSLIST
ISPEXEC TBSCAN ISPCMDS ARGLIST(ZCTVERB)
IF &LASTCC