IBM System/360 User Manual

The f~st three items must be known by all system users. Items 4 - 6
describe specific functions a user may wish to perform,. Item 7
describes capabilities that you may use if your installation has given
you authorization.
This manual tells you what commands to use to perform the functions
mentioned above.· For details on how to enter each command, refer to the
manual Command Language Reference.
10 TSO Terminal User's Guide (Release 21)

IBM System/360 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System/360
Category	Desktop
Language	English

Summary

Introduction

What You Must Know to Use TSO

Key concepts for using TSO, including commands, messages, and interruptions.

Starting and Ending a Terminal Session

Entering and Manipulating Data

How to create, edit, update, and manage data sets and their contents.

Programming at the Terminal

Testing a Program

Utilizing the TEST command for debugging and finding programming errors.

Using and Writing Command Procedures

Controlling a System With TSO

Managing system operations and user accounts using OPERATOR and ACCOUNT commands.

What You Must Know to Use TSO

Entering Information at the Terminal

Starting and Ending a Terminal Session

Identifying Yourself to the System

Using the LOGON command with user attributes like ID, password, and account.

Ending Your Terminal Session

Entering and Manipulating Data

Creating a Data Set

Updating a Data Set

Deleting, inserting, replacing, and renumbering lines within a data set.

Deleting a Data Set

Establishing Passwords for a Data Set

Protecting data sets with passwords using the PROTECT command.

Allocating a Data Set

Programming at the Terminal

Creating a Program

Compiling a Program

Using CALL to invoke compilers and allocate necessary data sets.

Link Editing a Compiled Program

Executing a Program

Using CALL to run load modules, potentially with parameters.

Loading a Program

Processing Background Jobs

Testing a Program

The TEST command

Overview of the TEST command for debugging programs.

Testing Conditions for Termination

Controlling a System With TSO

The ACCOUNT Command

Managing user attributes, passwords, and accounts in the UADS.

The OPERATOR Command

Monitoring terminal activity, sending messages, and managing sessions.