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Requesting Change presentation action on Group level

At the moment Change Presentation is only available on the lowest level of the variable definition. However you have to do it for every variable. If you could do it on the group level if would be much more efficient.
almost 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Allow tagging with characters as well as colour

The users have to deal with the colour mapping of MVS and also the emulator
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

More explicit error messages

These two tools have unique error messages but these error messages can reference multiple causes
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

STAT DEBUG TOOLS

See PMR let us know in detail what subsys option you expect DT to provide in which debug scenario ex : SUBSYS:TCPIP or RDz
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

RACF error not being displayed.

RACF error not being displayed anywhere on a user failure.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Debug Tool: High CPU consumption of CICS transactions using E.C.LINK

The CPU consumption of a transaction in CICS performing about 20.000 E.C.LINK calls is 26 times higher when running under a debugging session. (IGNORELINK is set ON)The Debug Tool should not increase the CPU usage of a debugged transaction in such...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Enable non-loggable commands in commands file

One of my users created a commands file, which includes "SCROLL RIGHT 6; " (to display only the B area, and not the A area of his code in the source window). The command is ignored, possibly for the same reason it is not logged when he writes it d...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

LIST STORAGE ( R13, 64 ) ; Monitor view shows confusing data

LIST STORAGE ( R13, 64 ) ;                                     ...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Debug Tool won't display DSECTS

Debug Tool will not display variable names defined under the DSECT when it is being monitored.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

No warning message from command line had something unexpected occurred during debugging session

Need a Debug Tool warning message from command line or popup had something unexpected occurred during debugging session like abend ASRA.    Customer does not have Debug Tool log window open.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration