Service name
ISPF


For z/OS Releases
V1R2 and above


Description
The ISPF service helps z/OS customers define their ISPF configuration settings and create an ISPF Configuration Table load module.  Optionally, the ISPF Configuration Table load module can be packaged as an SMP/E-installable usermod. Customers can migrate existing ISPF Configuration Table keyword files from a previous OS/390 or z/OS release, or create new keyword files.  Multiple ISPF Configuration Table load modules can be created to accommodate different ISPF settings for various groups of ISPF users through multiple instances of the ISPF service.


Policies Supplied
 
Policy name Purpose
ISPF Configuration data set preference Lets customers specify allocation parameters for msys-controlled ISPF data sets (for example, the HLQ, volser, and primary and secondary quantities). The ISPF service uses these parameters when allocating the data sets used to store the ISPF Configuration table keyword file and the staging data sets for the  ISPF Configuration table load modules.


Refresh Actions
 
System resources accessed during Refresh Authorization Required
Existing ISPF Configuration table keyword file (PDS member) READ authority for the keyword file.
The ISPF service supplies a refresh dialog that is automatically displayed before the very first refresh of the service or on explicit user request (by selecting the Edit refresh data choice for the service). This dialog will prompt for a keyword file. If an existing keyword file is not specified, refresh for ISPF will be skipped, and default values will be used for the first customization.


Update Actions Performed by this Service
 
Update action System resources Updated Authorization Required Resource owner
Create the ISPF Configuration Table keyword file CONFxxpp and convert it to the ISPF Configuration Table load module FIGUxxpp and optionally package it as an SMP/E installable usermod UMODxxpp.
where:
xx is the ISPF instance id, and
pp is the system-specific IEASYS-suffix.
  • hlq.MSYS.YourSysplex.ISPKLIB(CONFxxpp) - keyword file data set
  • hlq.MSYS.YourSysplex.ISPLMOD(FIGUxxpp) - load module data set
  • hlq.MSYS.YourSysplex.ISPUMOD(UMODxxpp) - usermod data set
where:
hlq is defined by the ISPF policy (default is ISP),
xx is the ISPF instance id, and
pp is the system-specific IEASYS-suffix.
ALTER authority for keyword file, load module, and usermod data sets listed as updated resources. ISPF
Copy ISPF Configuration Table load module described in the step "Create the ISPF Configuration Table keyword file" to the user-specified output load module data set member. 
Copy SMP/E Usermod to output data set, if customer requested that a usermod be created.
  • ISPF Configuration Table load module output data set and member name (specified by user in customization dialog)
  • ISPF Configuration Table usermod output data set and member name  (specified by user in customization dialog)
  • READ authority for keyword file, load module, and usermod data sets created in the step "Create the ISPF Configuration Table keyword file."
  • ALTER authority for  load module and usermod output data sets.
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Update Requests Offered by this Service
None