z/OS Version 2 Release 3 ISPF Planning and Customizing IBM GC19-3623-30 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 335. This edition applies to Version 2 Release 3 of z/OS (5650-ZOS) and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. Last updated: 2019-06-21 © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1984, 2019. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Preface.................................................................................................................ix About this document................................................................................................................................... ix Who should use this document...................................................................................................................ix What is in this document?........................................................................................................................... ix How to read the syntax diagrams................................................................................................................ x z/OS information..................................................................................................xv How to send your comments to IBM.................................................................... xvii If you have a technical problem............................................................................................................... xvii Summary of changes...........................................................................................xix Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 3 (V2R3)..................................................................... xix Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 2 (V2R2)...................................................................... xx Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 1 (V2R1)...................................................................... xx What's in the z/OS V2R3 ISPF library?.................................................................xxi Part 1. Planning and customizing........................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. z/OS V2R3 ISPF planning.......................................................................................................... 3 Hardware and software requirements...................................................................................................3 Notes on migrating from previous releases to z/OS V2R3 ISPF........................................................... 3 Installation, maintenance, and migration diagnostics.....................................................................3 Language Environment considerations..................................................................................................4 Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM)............................................................................4 Maintenance considerations.................................................................................................................. 5 Load module search order......................................................................................................................5 TSO logon procedure..............................................................................................................................5 Edit backup and recovery considerations..............................................................................................7 Chapter 2. The ISPF Configuration Table.................................................................................................... 9 The ISPF Configuration utility................................................................................................................ 9 Create/Modify Settings and Regenerate Keyword File.................................................................. 11 Edit Keyword File Configuration Table........................................................................................... 29 Verify Keyword Table Contents...................................................................................................... 30 Build Configuration Table Load Module......................................................................................... 31 Convert Assembler Configuration Table to Keyword File.............................................................. 32 Build SMP/E USERMOD...................................................................................................................33 Convert Configuration Table LoadMod to Keyword File.................................................................35 Chapter 3. Customizing ISPF.....................................................................................................................37 Allocating optional image ISPF library................................................................................................ 37 Customizing action bars.......................................................................................................................37 Invoking the ISPDTLC conversion utility........................................................................................ 38 Customizing for profile sharing............................................................................................................ 43 Customizing the ISPF Configuration utility.................................................................................... 43 Temporary data set names.............................................................................................................44 SYSIKJUA enqueue.........................................................................................................................44 Limitation of other products........................................................................................................... 44 iii TSO/ISPF client gateway......................................................................................................................44 Interactive ISPF Gateway...............................................................................................................46 Legacy ISPF Gateway..................................................................................................................... 69 Customizing the gateway calling environment.............................................................................. 82 Chapter 4. Improving ISPF performance.................................................................................................. 93 Use virtual I/O...................................................................................................................................... 93 Remove or tailor Edit functions............................................................................................................93 Change the block size of the edit recovery data set...................................................................... 93 Disable SETUNDO STORAGE.......................................................................................................... 94 Disable Edit extended highlighting.................................................................................................94 Remove action bars from ISPF panels.................................................................................................94 Remove scrollable areas from ISPF panels.........................................................................................95 Preprocess all ISPF panels.................................................................................................................. 95 Preprocessed panel utility..............................................................................................................95 Add load modules to the pageable link-pack area (LPA).................................................................... 96 Moving load modules......................................................................................................................97 ISPF load module descriptions...................................................................................................... 97 Allocate execution data sets................................................................................................................99 Disable generic high-level qualifiers....................................................................................................99 Preallocate ISPF temporary data sets to VIO................................................................................... 101 Compress SCLM listings.....................................................................................................................103 Chapter 5. Customizing DM..................................................................................................................... 105 Prohibiting connections to the ISPF Workstation Agent...................................................................105 Changing the default name for the ISPF Client/Server component download data set..................106 Set up ISPF GUI for TSO Line Mode support.....................................................................................106 SMF command accounting.................................................................................................................106