Replacement Method

Active files

Interactive: Reuse pre-allocated data sets
Desktop: Notepad, etc.

Align/Justify

Desktop: Notepad, etc.

Cancel a batch job

Interactive: IOF - use the ISPF IOF command
Web: http://titan.nih.gov/tsocmd [cancel batch job]

Catalog

Interactive: TSO commands, ISPF catalog function (via panel 3.4) REXX Exec

Command Procedures (CPs)

Reengineer using tools like TSO CLIST, REXX Exec, MAX

Compare

Interactive: ISPF SuperC or SuperCE functions (via panel 3.12 or 3.13)
Desktop: MS Word has a compare documents feature.

Copy a data set

Batch: COPY procedure
Interactive: ISPF copy procedure (via panel 3.4)

Create (allocate) a data set

Batch: IEFBR14
Desktop: Notepad, etc.
Interactive: ISPF – allocate (via panel 3.2) or REXX Exec

Data set manipulation

Interactive: ISPF panel 3.4 – see below

Edit document text where lines must wrap

*Desktop: use desktop software such as Word
Interactive: ISPF edit function (via panel 3.4)

Edit format data set management

Batch: EDSUTIL or EDSOUT procedures
*Interactive: use a REXX Exec such as WYLFMEV to reformat the data set

Edit text, such as JCL

Desktop: Notepad, etc. and FTP to Titan, using WS_FTP Pro
*Interactive: ISPF edit function (via panel 3.4)

Enter Diskcalc

No longer needed. Use BLKSIZE=0 and let Titan compute the optimal size.

Enter Pdslist – lists members of a PDS

Enter Sendmail – sends email from Titan

Batch: SENDMAIL procedure

Execute CP

Interactive: execute REXX Execs via TSO command line

Fetch a job
Display job output (fetch and list commands)

Batch: FETCH
Interactive: IOF - use the ISPF IOF command or IOF REXX Exec
Web: https://titan.nih.gov/util/dispjoq

Fetch by DDNAME

Interactive: IOF

List (View) data sets – list the contents

Interactive: ISPF view or browse function (via panel 3.4)

Locate a job

*Interactive: IOF - use the ISPF IOF command.
Web: http://titan.nih.gov/tsocmd [status]

Mathematical functions

RXXMATH utility routine for REXX execs

Partitioned Data Sets (library) management

Batch: procedures documented in the Titan Batch Processing manual
Interactive: ISPF panel 3.1 for the Library Utility or 3.4

Pattern matching

Interactive: via MAX - Type MAX on the option line of the CIT/TITAN Primary Option Menu.
See also String searching.

Printing

Batch: DSLIST, PRINT procedures
Desktop: VPS http://silk.nih.gov/silk/vps
Interactive: ISPF Print function via ISPF panel 3.4 or use the Hardcopy command in ISPF (via panel l.7).
Web: Web Listoff http://titan.nih.gov/listoff

Purge a batch job

*Interactive: IOF
Web: Display or Purge Jobs, https://titan.nih.gov/util/dispjoq

Rename a data set

Interactive: ISPF panel 3.2 - Type in name of data set. On the option line, type R for rename. The next screen lets you rename the dataset.
ISPF panel 3.4 - Type the name of the data set and press enter.
Batch: DSRENAME procedure

Run (execute or submit a batch job)

Batch: DSSUBMIT procedure
*Interactive: In ISPF - enter SUBMIT anytime you are browsing or editing the data set
Interactive: SUBMIT command in TSO
Web: Web submit http://silk.nih.gov/submit http://titan.nih.gov/tsocmd [exec]

Scheduling a job (on a schedule or one time)

Web: http://silk.nih.gov/job/scheduler Titan job Scheduler

Scratch (delete) a data set

Batch: DSSCR procedure
*Interactive: ISPF (via panel 3.4); D line command
Web: http://titan.nih.gov/tsocmd [delete]

Set job hold

*Batch: Put “,MSGCLASS=H” on JOB statement
Batch: DD statement parameter HOLD=YES

Show dsname
Show dsnames
Show dsnames like

Batch: ADSMAP procedure
Interactive: ISPF panel 3.4 - type in the data set name or part of the name with an * and press enter.
For example, userid.@WWW.* will list all data set names beginning with @www.
Interactive: ISMF - use the ISPF panel C.IS that invokes ISMF. See the Titan Batch Processing manual for more info.

Show status

*Interactive: IOF - use the ISPF IOF command
Web: http://titan.nih.gov/tsocmd [status]

String searching

Interactive: ISPF Search-For or Search-ForE functions (via panel 3.14 or 3.15)
See also Pattern matching.

Uncatalog a data set

Batch: UNCATDS procedure
Interactive: ISPF (via panel 3.4)
Web: http://titan.nih.gov/tsocmd [unctlg]

Viewing output

*Interactive: IOF - use the ISPF IOF command
To save output using IOF see: http://datacenter.cit.nih.gov/interface/interface243/output.html#iof Web: Display or Purge Jobs, https://titan.nih.gov/util/dispjoq