Overview
IOF Release 8G provides support for z/OS V2R3.
It also adds an online Quick Reference Guide and improved Help.
z/OS Version 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 3.1 Support
IOF Release 8G provides support for all releases of z/OS through version 3 release
1. Release 8G is the only IOF release that runs with z/OS V2R3 and higher releases of z/OS.
IOF Release 8G provides complete support for 8 byte
userids
Encryption and Compression Support
The latest MPI file supports JES2 data set encryption and
compression. Encrypted data sets are properly displayed to
authorized users. Compressed data sets are decompressed and
displayed. The new "KL" line command on the IOF Job Summary panel
displays data set keylabels.
Online Documentation Improvements
This release provides significant improvements to
the IOF online documentation.
New Online Quick Reference Guide
The new QR command provides access to an online
replacement for the old Quick Reference Card. The QR command can be
entered from any IOF panel and dynamically adapts to display only the
features that are allowed for each user.
There are concise descriptions at the highest level but you can also
nest down to detailed HELP information for any topic. New
HELP BR Command
Enter the BR command on a HELP menu panel to browse
all of the topics under that panel as a single document. You have all
the features of IOF browse, so you can issue FIND commands to locate
specific information.
Action Area on HELP Menu Panels
In addition to menu numbers, there are now action
areas beside each selectable menu item on HELP menus. This allows you
to use the “S” line command to nest to lower level HELP panels.
Simplified HELP Panels
In addition to the enhancements above, many
individual HELP panels have been improved and simplified to make the
online HELP easier to use.
Dynamic IOF Option Menu
IOF Release 8 introduced new options that do not appear on the IOF Option
Menu unless the user is authorized to use them. During install, the $$TODO
member provides information about how to authorize the new funtions. In addition,
Virtual Help Desk problem number PC09
provides specific information about how to cause IOF options to be shown on the
IOF Option Menu.
JF (Job Find) Command
The JF (Job Find) command was made available at spin level 2019256.
If you did not install that spin level or a recent CUMFIX file then the
new JF command will become available with this latest MPI (or CUMFIX
file).
The JF command works very much like the popular ZF command, except
that it scans a list of jobs from the IOF Job List Menu instead of a PDS.
From the list of "hits"
you can drill down to a specific sysout in a specific job. Like ZF, you
can use any valid ISPF FIND parms:
|
JF blarg 10 |
All sysout and sysin data sets |
| JFI blarg word |
Only INPUTJCL and sysin data sets |
| JFM blarg 5 20 |
Only Log, JCL and Messages data sets |
| JFD sysprint blarg |
Only sysouts with DDNAME of SYSPRINT |
| JFS 9999 blarg |
Only sysouts with less than 9999 record |
To reduce your search time, before entering your JF command you can
limit Job List by using EXCLUDE commands.
For example,
EXCLUDE JOBNAME NB ABCD (only jobs named ABCD* )
EXCLUDE JOBNAME NC BCD (only job names containing BCD)
Enter the JF command with no parms on any IOF screen to see more
information about the JFx commands.
RUNIOF Command
RUNIOF lets you run alternate versions of IOF. This can
be particularily useful for testing new generations of IOF.
RUNIOF has two parameters. The first parameter is required and
is the 3 character IOF version and level to be run. For example,
RUNIOF 8G3. The second parameter, if present, specifies IOF options that
will be passed to IOF as an
initial parameter.
The RUNIOF command was introduced in SPIN level 2020317. It is only
available if you installed IOF from an MPI file at SPIN level 2020317 or later.
Availability
The latest release of IOF is Release 8G.
The latest spin level of IOF Release 8G is 2023300 (October 27, 2023).
To order the latest release of IOF 8G, return to:
IOF Release 8G
The latest release of IOF is Release 8G.
The latest spin level of IOF Release 8G is 2023300 (October 27, 2023).
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