PF key assignment

The dialog maintains separate program function (PF) keys from your normal ISPF key assignments. Enter KEYS at the command prompt to display or change the current assignment.

You can define PF keys to run a command that you use regularly, for example, to display the ready list. To ensure that the command will be run correctly, regardless of the panel it is entered from, define the PF key like this:

   PF5  ===> ;=4.1.cpu1

Where ; is your ISPF command delimiter.

You can define unique PF key assignments for different panels. For example, if you regularly use the application description dialog, you can define PF keys for the OPER and RUN commands.

It is recommended that you do not alter the key assignments for PF1 (HELP), or PF12 (RETRIEVE). The retrieve PF key returns the command you last run to the command prompt. A stack of approximately 25 commands is maintained.

The PF KEY DEFINITIONS AND LABELS panel lets you assign labels to the PF key definitions. When you enter the PFSHOW command from a panel, the PF key labels are displayed. To remove the display, enter PFSHOW OFF.