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Multiple user-exit for IBM Debugger when multiple debugger versions/OS exists on zos

Every time a new zos release is installed on the mainframe a new user exit has to be linked.The same is if there exists multiple releases of the debugger in zos.We have different zos-releases in different lpars and also testing new releases of the...
over 5 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

In Debug Tool provide a method in the 3270 and GUI to display control blocks from CICS, IMS, and DB2.

Currently if a control block variable is defined in application code, those can be displayed via a LIST or MONITOR command. However if the application code does not contain the definition you are unable to review those control blocks.
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

real in Storage Repository as replacement for EQAUOPT files

As of today, the performance using the EQAUOPT file as profile for starting up Debug Tool may be very CPU consuming in specific cases.1:Delayed Debugging, if activated and the pattern match code does not match immediately but somewhere down the ch...
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Clean up after search

After doing a search, when deleting results from the "Search" view, the last search result is always left behind
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Ability to copy and paste a path into the edit source lookup

Edit source lookup for remote folder is a "graphical interface" (i.e. a browse tree) at the moment... want a way to enter a remote folder as a path (i.e. need a text field)
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Allow text editing in MEM window

In memory window you may not edit the text, only the hex values.Our request is to allow editing the text directly.
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

IBM z/OS Debugger - How to know which register is allocated to variable

Customer is using Assembler language.To debug this Assembler, they are using "IBM z/OS Debugger" under 3270 interface. As a nature of Assembler, variable is often allocated to a certain Register.Hence, while turning on Monitoring the variable, cus...
almost 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Future consideration

DT same behavior as FM and FA

In RDz with PD tools single sign on for z/OS Projects, FM, FA and DT, with only one host connection definition.
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Using symbolics in DTSU files

Just wondering if we could use symbolics on the DTSU panel. It would be helpful for testing here and imagine the customer would like it too. That way they wouldn't have to change their DTSU files as much on release changes. It would save us and th...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Improve "Delay Debug Mode"

To debug subtasks within an STC, we use the "delay debug mode". We found that it is very inflexible due to the way it was implemented:- a special EQAOPTS module has to be created- this module must be placed in a dataset which then has to be concat...
about 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration