The editing facility provided by Entire Operations allows the user to create, browse or edit any of the following objects:

• JCL of jobs, either in the master database (and thus from any external storage source) or in the active database. Changes to the JCL of active jobs are valid for the current run only and do not affect the master database;

• Natural programs and user exits (see Editing JCL or Natural Programs for more information);

• Entire Operations MAC (Macro) jobs (see Editing Macro Sources for Dynamic JCL Generation for more information);

• Online documentation of a network, job or an event within a job (scratch pad information);

• Job protocol (for browsing only);

• Job output (for browsing only).

This enables the Entire Operations user to process such various data as, for example, UNIX scripts, CA-LIBRARIAN files or LMS files with a single editor.

The user can enter the editor by selecting the editing option in the maintenance screens of the appropriate object.

The editor provides a comprehensive range of z/OS ISPF-like commands appropriate to the particular object to be edited. For example, the STOW command will save and catalog a Natural program, but should not be used when editing a Natural MACRO program. A Natural MACRO program is saved, pre-processed and cataloged by the MACRO command.

Other word processing facilities provided by the editor include centering, physical and logical tabulation, and text overlay.