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IPT (ISPF Productivity Tool), formerly called SPIFFY

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IBM User's Guide

SPIFFY is a TSO/ISPF add-on. It provides many features not present in ISPF and it facilitates the use of existing ISPF functions by eliminating menu navigation.

The NWRDC has a license for 100 concurrent users of SPIFFY

How to connect to SPIFFY

  • Get your security manager to change your TSO PROC to IKJAUTOS.
  • or
    • After the single signon (or MULTISESS) connection, type
      “NWRTSO * *” and hit Enter.
    • TSO will re-prompt for your user id and password, enter them as usual.
    • When TSO asks you to “REENTER TSO PARAMETERS –“ type “PROC(IKJAUTOS)” and hit enter.
       

What happens if you try to be the 101st concurrent SPIFFY user?

You will get a message telling you the limit has been reached, and after hitting Enter, you will see the normal ISPF panel.