# Is it possible to create custom pfkeys for the program area?

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-pfkeys-for-the-program-area/190370>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Mainframes, Adabas-Utilities-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [August 25, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-pfkeys-for-the-program-area/190370 "2016-08-25T16:06:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marcelo\_Oliveira1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Marcelo\_Oliveira1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Marcelo_Oliveira1)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-pfkeys-for-the-program-area/190370/1 "2016-08-25T16:06:25Z")

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Hi again.  
I’m afraid I was not crystal clear on the subject, so…

I am in the edit program screen, looking at my code, then I decide to scan for a string. ok.  
so I type " SC #ISN-UPD-DB01 " (no quotes)

Then I want to check them all, so I keep trying PF10 for the short of “SC =”

I know that if I type SC =- I can go back one step. I also know that if I change the default + on top screen for - I’ll look in reverse way.

What I want to do is to map like, PF9, to be the short of SC =-

I am a developer and therefore has no access to adabas administration or things like that.

What I tried so far was:  
MAINMENU → Development Environment Settings → Function-Key Settings

CLR %%\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PA1 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PA2 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PA3 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PF1 %R\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PF2 E\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PF3 C\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PF4 RUN\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PF5 LOGOFF\_\_\_  
PF6 STOW\_\_\_\_\_ \<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\< CHANGED THIS  
PF7 -20\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PF8 +20\_\_\_\_\_\_  
PF9 SCAN =-\_\_ \<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\< AND THIS  
PF10 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

but 1) it does not work at all and 2) when I leave the cics environment and come back, the changes weren’t save, despite the PF5 update…

So… Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,  
Marcelo.

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**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-custom-pfkeys-for-the-program-area/190370/2 "2021-04-02T15:36:49Z")

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