Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) is a menu-driven interface to most of TSO functions. Using ISPF, TSO functions can be invoked using menu options and answering system prompt.

Figure 1 shows the first panel, the ISPF Primary Option Menu, with the license information. Figure 1. ISPF Primary Option Menu (ISR@PRIM) with license information

The ISPF Settings menu and HILITE command allow you to customize the appearance of your ISPF session. To access and change ISPF settings, do the following: From the ISPF Primary Option Menu, select option 0 to display the Settings menu, as shown in Figure 1.

Perform the following procedure to modify the ISPF main menu: Copy the panel to be changed (typically ISR@PRIM or ISR@MSTR) to the ISPF Productivity Tool panel library (IQI.V7R1M0.SIQIPLIB). Invoke EDIT on the panel in the IPT panel library.

The following settings are on the first ISPF Settings panel, where you should probably start when you first logon to ISPF (Select option 0 from the Primary Option menu): Command line at bottom: In ISPF 4, the default is to place the command at the bottom of …

The ISPF Settings Panel is a customizable configuration interface that allows users to control the behavior and display of the ISPF environment. This panel provides options for managing session attributes, screen layouts, command input, and system preferences.

After you access ISPF, the ISPF Primary Option Menu panel is displayed. This panel contains 2 menus: (1) the Action Bar pulldown menu, located at the top of the panel, with 6 options and (2) the ISPF Primary Option Menu with 10 options. Options …

What are the ISPF Menus? The ISPF menu structure is hierarchical, starting with the ISPF Primary Option Menu . It is the ISPF Home Menu and can be used to navigate further.

ISPF (Interactive System Productivity Facility) is an interactive, menu-driven interface used on IBM mainframes, specifically on z/OS operating systems. It simplifies the way users interact with mainframes by providing a structured and user-friendly environment for performing various tasks like file management, programming, and system ...

This article describes the menu interface, menu hierarchy, PF keys, and the Help facility.