Working with Z Data Tools
- Z Data Tools overview
- Getting started with Z Data Tools
- Viewing and changing data sets
  To view data stored in a supported data set, use the View Utility or the Edit Utility.
- Creating and editing templates
  For many tasks performed with Z Data Tools, you can manipulate your view of a data set by applying a template.
- Working with the Template List
  Display a list of templates and perform actions on them.
- Filtering records with templates
- Managing data sets
  - Working with data set lists
    - Accessing data set lists
      You can access data set lists using either the Process pull-down menu on the function entry panel or the fastpath commands REFL, REFD, and REFA.
    - Managing personal data set lists
    - Retrieving details from a data set list
      You can speed up the selection of commonly-used data sets from the function entry panel by retrieving the data set name and any associated details from a data set list.
    - Allocating program function keys
  - Creating data sets and records
  - Creating, replacing, and adding data using existing data
  - Copying data sets
  - Cloning data sets
    The clone utility provides a convenient way to copy multiple sequential, partitioned, GDG, and VSAM data sets.
  - Finding and changing data in multiple PDS members
  - Working with files or members containing JCL
    When using the DSC or FCH utility with a file that contains JCL and the JCL Source format option has been selected, there are two methods used to maintain integrity.
  - Comparing data sets
  - Printing from Z Data Tools
- Using Z Data Tools utilities
- Tape Specific Functions
- Disk/VSAM Data Functions
- OAM Functions
- Using UNIX™ System Services and the Hierarchical File System
- Introduction to programming with Z Data Tools functions
- Enhancing Z Data Tools processing
  You can enhance normal processing of a number of Z Data Tools tasks by supplying a procedure that runs in conjunction with the Z Data Tools process.
- Redefines criteria
  Redefines criteria can be specified for a field with a REDEFINES clause, or a field that is the target of a REDEFINES clause.
- Enhanced ISPF: Reference List, Search, Change, and PDSE Workbench
  Z Data Tools provides several enhancements to the basic facilities that are available in an ISPF session: Enhanced Reference List, Enhanced Search, Enhanced Change, and PDSE Workbench.
- Z Data Tools Service Provider for z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition
  Z Data Tools Service Provider for IBM® z/OS® Connect Enterprise Edition enables client applications to access IBM Z data sources using z/OS Connect.
- Function and panel reference lists

Making a list the current data set list

Before you can retrieve information from a data set list, you must make the data set list the current data set list.

The current data set list determines:

The list used by the NRETRIEV primary command (or related function key if allocated to NRETRIEV).
The list displayed when you select the Current data set list option on the Process pull-down menu from the action bar.
The list displayed when you issue the REFL fastpath command.

To make a data set list the current data set list, perform either of these actions:

Enter the REFD fastpath command to display the Personal Data Set Lists panel, and then enter the O line command to open the required data set list.
Save an existing list to a new name. The newly-saved list becomes the current data set list.