Overview DUMAPD – Display UCB Mapped for MVS38J / ISPF v 2.x / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2025-09-06) The idea of displaying UCB (Unit Control Block) percolated from programmatically scanning of the UCB in my MVS 3.8J software development hobby projects! As mentioned, the thought occurred while setting the address of the UCB Lookup Table and pointing to the first UCB…
Category: Utility
DUNITD in MVS38J
DUNITD – Display UNIT NAMES Utility for MVS38J / ISPF v 2.x / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2025-06-01) Overview Displaying of UNIT NAMES and associated devices (CUUs) can be accomplished by using the TSO CP, UNITS, installed in MVS 3.8J TK3, TK4- and TK5 distributions. Originally, UNITS installed on TK3 as a load member into SYS2.CMDLIB from tape (tsoutils.het) via JOB…
DEDTD in MVS38J
DEDTD – Display EDT Utility for MVS38J / ISPF v 2.x / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2025-06-01) Overview Displaying of the EDT (Eligible Device Table) can be accomplished by using the TSO CP, UNITMAP, installed in MVS 3.8J TK3, TK4- and TK5 distributions as part of the DYNAMASK package. UNITMAP sources data from EDT and UCB to display results. The EDT…
Personal DSMON in MVS38J
Overview DSMON – Personal Dataset Monitor(current version 0.9.01 2025-08-08) One day, while reviewing output from the ISPF VTOC Utility add-on, option V (=3.7.V in TK5), with my userid HLQ as the DSN search argument, a numerous set of datasets were listed! Some resulting from manual testing. Others from applications… At this juncture, I realized an alert-type process (aka personal dataset…
Spool+1 in MVS38J
Preface JES2 (Job Entry System 2) is the spooling package distributed with MVS 3.8J to queue manage (schedule) job in-take, route and/or hold printer and punch output. JES2 is a principal component of MVS. The following manuals, at minimum, should be referenced whether following up on MVS / JES2 functionality, modifying JES2 or Hercules configuration: The above external links are…
VSI in MVS38J
Overview VSI – VSAM Information ISPF add-on for MVS38J / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2023-11-15) VSI provides a function to display VSAM file information on one screen as an ISPF add-on. The single display screen offers a HELP screen, but has no other processing options. This original tool (VI) has been rewritten as a TSO CLIST for MVS 3.8J and ISPF…
CATMGT in MVS38J
Overview CATMGT – Catalog Management ISPF Add-on for MVS 3.8J TSO / ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.01 2023-11-15) While searching for miscellaneous MVS information, I stumbled across an article from the early 1980s that described the CATLOG Management function as a TSO/ISPF option. Although limited in the use of IDCAMS commands utilized by the option, I decided to embark on…
Tutorials for ISPF v2.2 / MVS 3.8J
Overview Tutorials for ISPF v2.2 / MVS 3.8J using LBTUTOR(current version 0.9.01 2023-11-15) Based on various ISPF manuals, while using ISPF, the HELP function is triggered by PF1/PF13 (default PF keys) to display additional information about a displayed message or transition into a tutorial mode displaying a help (tutorial) panel and/or a series of help panels. The term help and…
CALISPF in MVS38J
Overview CALISPF– Calendar on ISPF Panels for MVS38J /ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2023-01-31) Displaying a calendar view for the current month as part of the ISPF Primary Option Menu is a simple panel modification / configuration task in the current ISPF product from IBM. The calendar date is maintained within ISPF similar to the the various z-variables under ISPF.…
CPDM in MVS38J
Overview CPDM – ISPF Personal Dataset Manager on MVS 3.8J TSO / ISPF / Hercules(current version 0.9.00 2022-11-24) Many systems and application development groups create a common set of tools to accomplish repetitive tasks such as standardized compilation procedures or utilities. Such tools may be exposed to development groups in a workbench presentation using ISPF dialogues (CLISTs, Panels, Messages). I…