ADCD Personalisation of z/OS for first time users

People like to customise how they work.  This blog is the z/OS personalisation I tend to do.  If you have other suggestions please let me know.

Running zPDT on Ubuntu

The recommendation is to run zPDT under a different userid ibmsys1.   To be able to switch between userids

• Switch user from pull down, select ibmsys1
• You can switch back to the your normal userid using  Ctrl-Alt-F2, and use Ctrl-Alt-F3 to switch to the ibmsys1 userid
• I could not see how to cut and paste between userids so I have a file I write to from one userid, and read the file from  “the other side”
• Post on virtual terminals. and how to switch without F keys.

Ive been running on my normal userid without any problems

Set time zone

Edit /etc/profile and set the TZ.  It defaults to EST5EDT.  I used BST for British Summer Time ( or Europe/London).

Screen size  using bigger screens.

• Use x3270 -model 5  to get 132*27 screen size.  It works for the console and ISPF terminal .The -oversize 133×60 parameter should work.
• Logon and use ISPF =0  ro set defaults.  Scroll down
  • To have command line at the top / Command line at bottom  remove the /
  •  Scroll down.  Screen format 3 1. Data 2. Std 3. Max 4. Part
  • Terminal Type 4 1. 3277 2. 3277A 3. 3278 4. 3278A

Other ISPF personalisation

• Options
  _ Command line at bottom  remove the / to have the command line at the top
  / Tab to point-and-shoot fields so you can tap to column headers, press enter and sort by the columne

• Member list options
  / Scroll member list
  / Allow empty member list
  / Allow empty member list (nomatch)
  / Empty member list for edit only
• pfshow off remove the PFKEYS at the bottom
• ISPF  keys set PF12 to retrieve not cancel
• ISPF set scroll to CSR not PAGE in all applications
• ISPF 3.4 use reflists list of the last 30 data sets used, or your own list
• Setting the ISPF main panel.
  • Copy ADCD.Z24A.ISPPLIB(ISR@PRIM)  to USER.Z24A.ISPPLIB(MYMAIN).
  • Add extra content and comparisons at the bottom for example ISMF,’PGM(DGTFMD01) NEWAPPL(DGT)’ .
  • The following are already defined
    •  RACF,’PANEL(ICHP00)’
    • ISMF,’PGM(DGTFMD01) NEWAPPL(DGT)’
    • SMPE,’PGM(GIMSTART) PARM(&ZCMD) NOCHECK’
    • WLM,’CMD(%IWMARIN0)’
  • When you use the TSO Logon panel specify Command ===> ispf panel(MYMAIN)  

OMVS customising

Escape key to break into long running commands use the escape key.  Default is the cent key ¢

You can use x3270 to set a key to this value, in .x3270pro

x3270.keymap: mine
! Definition of the 'mine' keymap
x3270.keymap.mine: #override \
  <Key>Escape: Clear()\n\
  <Key>End: FieldEnd()\n\
  Ctrl<Key>Delete: EraseEOF()\n\
  Ctrl<Key>Right: NextWord()\n\
  Ctrl<Key>Left: PreviousWord()\n\
  Ctrl<Key>Up: Home()\n\
  <Key>Control_L: Reset()\n\
  <Key>Control_R: Reset()\n\
  <Key>Prior: PF(7)\n\
  <Key>Next: PF(8)\n\
  <Btn3Down>: PA(1)\n\
  Ctrl<Key>1: PA(1)\n\ 
! the next define Alt 4 and Ctrl \ as &cent.
  Alt<Key>4: String("\\x00a2")\n\
  Ctrl<Key>backslash: String("\\x00a2")

Note

• the \\ escape characters.
• lines end in \n\   which is new line + continutation
• this also defines Ctrl 1 as PA1
• String(“\\x00a2\n”) would type the cent symbol and press enter

Set userids OMVS information

create directory /u/adcd then use RACF command

ALTUSER ADCDA OMVS(HOME('/u/adcd') PROGRAM('/bin/sh'))
ALTUSER START1 OMVS( PROGRAM('/bin/sh'))

z/OS customisation

• Set clock time zone.  Copy  ADCC.Z24A.PARMLIB(CLOCK00) to USER.Z24A.PARMLIB(CLOCK00) and edit it.  Note:  FEU.Z24A.PARMLIB(CLOCK00) is used by default.
  •  SET TIMEZONE=E.01.00 command
• Change TZ in /etc/profile.  It defaults to EST5EDT.  I use BST-1
• RMF not a good idea – sometimes abends (S0C6) other times locks up z/OS

The following come from FEU.Z24A.PARMLIB

IEASYM00
IEASYS00
IEASYSWS
CLOCK00
AUTORDT
IEACMD00
MPFLST00

GTF

Create user.z24a.proclib(GTF).   The text in bold is new text compared to SYS1.PROCLIB(GTF).  It deletes the data set before reallocating it.  It allows a userid to be specified.

//GTFNEW PROC M=GTFPARM,ID=SYS1 
//DELETE EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 
//IEFRDER DD DSNAME=&ID..TRACE,UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(TRK,20), *
// DISP=(MOD,DELETE) 
//IEFPROC EXEC PGM=AHLGTF,PARM='MODE=EXT,DEBUG=NO,TIME=YES', *
// TIME=1440,REGION=2880K 
//IEFRDER DD DSNAME=&ID..TRACE,UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(TRK,20), *
// DISP=(NEW,KEEP) 
//SYSLIB DD DSNAME=USER.Z24A.PROCLIB(&M),DISP=SHR

Create USER.Z24A.PROCLIB(GTFPARM)

TRACE=SYSM,USR,TRC,DSP,PCI,SRM

and any others you need for example  USER.Z24A.PROCLIB(GTFRACF)

TRACE=USRP
USR=(F44)
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