You can assign these windows various functions. By default, these windows are used as a standard dump window for the output of memory areas in edited form. This corresponds to the statement SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*STORAGE-EDIT, WINDOW=<w>.
The windows W4 to W9 and W21 to W29 can be used as so-called special windows for special output. This is done using the SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION statement and by specifying the intended dump window as well as the editing required. Other statements, e.g. START-PATTERN-SEARCH, also open a special window (see description, "Output of system trace tables (special window: TRACE)"). If no specific window is specified, DAMP positions the output in the next free window.
The occupied window is once again made available for standard output using the statement SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*STORAGE-EDIT.
The following statements are supported in the W4 - W9 and W21 - W29 windows:
SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*AUDIT-TABLE-EDIT SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*STORAGE-EDIT SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*DUMPED-SYSTEM-FILE START-PATTERN-SEARCH START-LIST-GENERATION SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*MEMORY-ATTRIBUTES START-OPTION-DIALOG START-PRODAMP-EDITOR SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*SUBSYSTEM-INFORMATION SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*TASK-TABLES SHOW-EDITED-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*TRACE-TABLE-EDIT
The assignment of a function to a dialog window can also be achieved with the following abbreviated format:
ATT[ACH] window#, function
where window# specifies the desired window number (4...9, 21...99).
The following entries are supported for function:
AUDI, AUDIT | Show information on AUDIT tables |
DUMP | Restore standard dump window |
FILE | Information on system files / sections |
FIND | Find strings |
LIST | Generate and print listings |
MEMA, MEMATTR | Display memory attributes |
OPTS, OPTIONS | Modify user options |
PROC, PRODAMP | Use PRODAMP procedures |
SUSY | Display information on subsystems |
TABL, TABLE | Show tables of task-specific values |
TRAC, TRACE | Show system trace table |
Examples
ATT 4,DUMP or ATT 99,FIND
Use of the W4 - W9 and W21 - W99 windows as standard dump windows
The standard dump windows can display memory segments of the diagnosis object in dump format, hexadecimal format, character format, Assembler format or symbolic format.With the exception of character and Assembler formats, you can display memory segments in one of the standard dump windows by marking address fields and assigning them output windows, see the section "Marking" (Modifying the diagnostic windows).
Figure 25: Output of an area in dump format
In the case of objects from x86 servers you can have addresses which are displayed in Little Endian format in the x86-HSI converted by marking and pressing 
before outputting the associated memory area of DAMP in BS2000 address format (Big Endian, see "Modifying the diagnostic windows").