Issuing fast path commands

Related Reading: Use the fast path commands listed in DFSMSrmm ISPF dialog fast path commands to display specific panels.

To help you navigate more quickly through the dialog, you can use fast path commands to display specific function panels. You issue these fast path commands from the command or option line of any panel, eliminating the need to scroll through panels or use menus to make your selections.

If you use a fast path command with no parameter, DFSMSrmm displays a menu from which you can make further selections. If you issue a command with a parameter, DFSMSrmm displays the function panel you requested. For example, if you type:

===> VOLUME

DFSMSrmm displays the Volume Menu from which you can request any volume function. (See Figure 1 for an example of this panel.)

If you type:

===> VOLUME DISPLAY

DFSMSrmm displays the DFSMSrmm Volume Display panel ( Figure 1), which you use to request information about a specific volume.

Figure 1. DFSMSrmm Volume Display panel

  Panel  Help
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 EDGPT100                   DFSMSrmm Volume Display
 Command ===>

 Volume serial . . .
















 Enter the volume serial and press ENTER to display volume information.

You can issue fast path commands consecutively to access new function panels or menus. DFSMSrmm nests each panel you request through a fast path command, retaining your place in the dialog and allowing you to return to a previous panel without losing any information you have entered. To return to a previous panel, press PF3 or use the END command to scroll back through the panels or menus you requested using fast path commands.