This manual is intended primarily for system administration and experienced BS2000 users. It provides, on the one hand, a description of the features and applications of SDF-A. On the other hand, it acts as a reference manual for all SDF-A statements and macros and for the interface between SDF and high-level languages.
The manual also contains a description of SDF-SIM (System Dialog Facility-SIMulator). SDF-SIM is designed for testing commands and statements in a defined environment of syntax files.
We recommend the following manuals as preparatory reading matter and for more detailed information about SDF:
“SDF Dialog Interface” [1]
This manual describes the dialog interface implemented with SDF and explains how to enter SDF commands and statements as well as commands and standard statements belonging directly to SDF.
Further the manual describes the commands for controlling SDF, the installation and management of syntax files, and the statements for SDF-I, SDF-U and SDF-PAR.“Commands” [4]
These manuals describe all BS2000/OSD commands in SDF format, including the commands reserved for system administration.“Introductory Guide to Systems Support” [6]
This manual describes the tasks to be performed by system operators and system administrators.