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Status Functionality already exists
Workspace z/OS
Categories ISPF
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 4, 2025

Provide direct dialog manager support for creating new logical screens.

It would make it easier to create customized environments.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Aug 28, 2025
    Please consider the following EXEC
    /* rexx */
    trace i
    address ISPEXEC
    "VGET ZSCREEN"
    cmd = "start 1;scrname MYBROWSE;start 7;scrname USRTEST;start 3;swap" zscreen" "
    "DISPLAY PANEL(ISPBLANK) COMMAND(CMD)"
    say "hi there"
    "DISPLAY PANEL(ISRTSO)"

    This starts multiple screens and provides screen name.

    The DISPLAY PANEL(ISRTSO) is just to show that you can code more services after starting multiple screens
  • Guest
    May 9, 2025

    This would be very helpful - while the ZSTART profile variable will work that only works when ISPF starts - this feature could be used anytime.

  • Guest
    May 9, 2025
    Thank you Stela for helping out on this one! Is the provided REXX exec a sufficient solution?
  • Guest
    Mar 7, 2025

    ISPF can be started with a parameter for creating logical screens as specified in a dialog variable. I would like something similar within a script running in ISPF.

    ISPEXEC SELECT does not have a documented parameter for creating a new logical screen.

    I have a logon exec that starts ISPF with an initial macro. In that macro I would like to create multiple logical screens, providing each with a name and an initial command or option.