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Order No. SC34-2036-1
File No. S370/4300-39
System Productivity Facility
Program Product Dialog Management Services
Program Number 5668-009
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Second Edition (March,1981)
This edition applies to the System Productivity Facility (SPF) Program Product (5668-009), for use
with the following:
OS/VS2 MVS Release 3.8
VM/SP
and to all subsequent releases until otherwise indicated by Technical Newsletters. Changes are con-
tinually made to the information herein; before using this publication in connection with the opera-
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@Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1981
PREFACE
The System Productivity Facility (SPF) is a program product that
assists in program development. It is designed to take advantage
of the characteristics of IBM 3270 display terminals, and to
increase programmer productivity in an interactive environment.
The System Productivity Facility replaces the previous Structured
Programming Facility program products (SPF/TSO and SPF/CMS). It
includes significant new functions that support the development,
testing, and execution of interactive applications.
New services are provided to display predefined screen images and
messages, build and maintain tables of user information, generate
output fi les for job submi ssi on or other pro.cessi ng, defi ne and
control symbolic variables, interface to edit and browse, and log
hardcopy output.
This manual provides a detailed description of the new SPF serv-
ices and related information required to develop an interactive
application that runs under SPF. It applies to both the MVS/TSO
and VM/CMS environments.
The manual is divided into the following chapters:
1. Introduct ion - A general overv i ew of SPF, i ncludi ng its
structure and function.
2. Concepts and Facilities - A description of the services and
control facilities that support the operation of interactive
applications.
3. SPF Invocation - A description of the library setup require-
ments, and the ISPF command used to invoke the dialog manager.
4. Description of Services - A detailed description of each dia-
log service, including syntax conventions for command or call
invocation.
5. Panel, Message, and Skeleton Formats - A detailed description
of the syntax for defining panels, messages, and file tailor-
i ng skeletons.
6. Dialog Testing Procedures - A description of the test aids
available for testing dialogs.
The manual also includes two appendixes:
A. Sample Problem
B. Summary of SPF Dialog Services
TERMINOLOGY
In thi s manual, the followi ng terms are used to bri dge the di ffer-
ences in terminology between the MVS and VM environments: