The Data Sets view

When connected to a z/OS® system the Data Sets view lists all the data sets that you are authorized to view, and that match the data set name qualifier you specify. You can open a data set to view the members. You can edit Partitioned Data Set (PDS) members that contain text but you cannot edit members that contain binary code.

You must be connected to an FTP server on your host system before you can view any data sets. See the related links later in this topic for further information about configuring system connections.

To view data sets enter the dsname qualifier in the text field and press Enter. You must specify at least the full first-level qualifier.

For non-VSAM files the Data Sets view shows the same information that you see when you are using the Data Set list utility from ISPF, and using the same qualifier. For VSAM files a single entry only is shown.

Data sets are listed by dsname qualifier as shown in the following screen capture.

A screen capture of the Data Sets view showing a list of data sets containing migrated, PDS, sequential and members.

Each type of data set type is indicated by an icon. The types of data sets and their icons are listed in the following table:

Table 1. Data set types and icons
Icon Data set type
The icon for a data set that is either not found, not authorized, migrated, or where the volume is not available. Unavailable data sets. The data set might be migrated, not found, the volume might not available, or you might not be authorized to access the data set.
The icon for a Partitioned data set. Partitioned data set (PDS)
The icon for a PDS member. Partitioned data set member
The icon for a sequential data set. Sequential data set
The icon for a VSAM file. VSAM data set

For more information on working with data sets, see the related links.