PDSMAN - All my Datasets are gone from EZYEDIT panel.

Products

• PDSMAN

Issue/Introduction

Customer uses EZEDIT to list files and perform edit and browse functions. Went into the normal EZEDIT panel to list files and now no dataset list is displayed.

How do I find my list of datasets? What happened to them?

Environment

z/OS any level
PDSAN 7.7 and above

Resolution

Have your user perform the following process: 

Type an O in the function field of EZEDIT and 
then select option one(General Options). 

Then have him change (Reset DSN Variable) to Yes. 

ex: 

------------------------ Ezyedit User Options ------------------------ 
COMMAND ===> 

Select Default (DSORG=PO) ===> EDIT (EDIT, BROWSE or VIEW) 
Select Default (DSORG=PS) ===> EDIT (EDIT, BROWSE or VIEW) 
Select Default (DSORG=VS) ===> BROWSE (EDIT, BROWSE or VIEW) 
Select Default (ASA or MC) ===> BROWSE (EDIT, BROWSE or VIEW) 

Dataset Variable Format ===> STD (STD or DATA) 
Reset Function Field ===> YES (Yes or No) 
Reset DSN/Variable # Field ===> YES (Yes, No or Entry) 
Update Project,Group,Type ===> YES (Yes or No) 
Maximum Dataset Variables ===> 86 
Initial Dataset Variable ===> 1 
Multi-Level HLQ Option ===> NO (Yes or No) 

Print Class ===> A 
Print Copy Count ===> 1 
Print Command Processor ===> EZYEDIT 

Enter required options and Press ENTER to process or END to Exit