Quick-Ref
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Quick-Ref is a TSO/ISPF application.
MVS/Quick-Ref is an online programmer's reference that provides access to a summary of frequently used MVS and other reference materials. Programmers and operators can use Quick-Ref to resolve problems that previously required them to stop work at their workstation and look up information in an MVS or other reference manual.
Messages for third-party software products such as Syncsort and VPS are included. Also included are DB2 Error Reason Codes.
Type QW at the command line in ISPF and the Quick-Ref menu will appear.
Press PF3 to leave Quick-Ref.
The Quick reference Product has a Quick Access feature. You can bypass the menus and go straight to the information you need
Some examples of Fast Paths in Quick Reference are:
| QW IEC* V=IBM | would list all item names starting with the characters 'IEC' in all products belonging to vendor IBM |
| QW V=ALLEN* P=ODE* | would list all items associated with product names starting with the characters 'ODE' and vendor names starting with the characters 'ALLEN' (like ODE from Allen Systems Group) |
| QW P=M* | would list all items associated with product names starting with the character 'M' |
| QW V=* | will list products in vendor name sequence |
| QW P=* | will list products in product name sequence |
| QW S=XX* | will list DASD volumns whose names start with XX |
| QW S=SGIIXXX | will list as Storage Groups whose names start with IIXXX |
Note: the Quick-Ref DASD screens can be sorted by any column. Notice the number (nn) in parentheses just above the dashed line. To sort the view as you wish, just enter the line command: SORT nn or SORT nn D