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Debug for z/OS

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Add support for AT LABEL to the GUI interface for Debug Tool

User is requesting the AT LABEL function be added to the GUI Pliugin for Debug Tool.
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Deleting DTCN profiles in GUI should delete profiles on the host

deleting a profile in the GUI will NOT delete the profile on the host - so when you deleted a lets say active profile in the GUI - the profile is still on the host and it is enabled!!
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 6 Delivered

Journal of the uses of the product DT

log on the mainframe to see the number of onscreen user log on DT
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Delivered

Generic Userid support for CICS and DB2 Stored Procedures

Generic Userid support was introduced by PTF UK80658. It is crucial for closing Debug Tool deals to have the same support for CICS and DB2 Stored Procedures,.
almost 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Support for 64 Bit addressing

Protocol supports 64-bit addressing. DT has to implement the support.
almost 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Delivered

support multiple profile creation for the same user on the same system in DTCN plugin

Debug Tool RDz : there is a single entry by user -> impossible to save the settings (workaround by Z : identifier = terminal)
almost 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

DT needs ability to list and to delete LDD-requests

In EXPLICITDEBUG-mode DT needs to know what module you want to debug. This can be done in multiple ways - base is in each case a NAMES INCLUDE LOADMOD / CU which is mostly done implicitly by AT ENTRY, AT LOAD and LDD. When save and restore of brea...
almost 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Delivered

Better command history

DT's command history could be improved with some small additions:• It shouldn't contain commands STEP and GO (maybe configurable depending on SET ECHO).• It should have more entries (maybe configurable). Often when debugging you has entered a more...
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Debug Tool to automatically start an IMS MPR for Interactive Debugging

Competitive products provide a function that automatically starts an MPR at the user's request, and changes the class(es) of transaction(s) the user specifies so that those transactions are routed to run in the new MPR. When they run the transacti...
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

High CPU usage during COBOL Debug Session

Debug Tool uses 25 % CPU in a test LPAR . Test LPAR had limited resources available and 1 debug session of large COBOL program used 25% . It stand to reason that in a production environment the high CPU usage will impact the others users.User uses...
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered