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Debug for z/OS

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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...
over 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...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Trace command for listing modules called

We would like to trace all the modules that are called within an execution. We would like the load module name as well as the library name where it has been loaded. The approach could be as having a new command to collect the modules called, and h...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Change default debug option - RDz

A small change in a debug option has made great improvements in the Debugging experience. We have changed the TEST LEVEL option in 'DTCN -> F9' and in 'RDz -> Breakpoint view -> Manage Compiled Language Event Breakpoints' from TEST(ALL) t...
over 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

Breakpoint AT ENTRY is required for Debug Tool Gui interface

Customer ( LPS) is requesting that IBM add the AT ENTRY breakpoint to the GUI plugin for Debug Tool. TYhis function is currently available in the MPI interface.
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

LIST on 88-levels in COBOL should show real value additionally

When using LIST (or MONITOR LIST) on a COBOL "named conditions" (88-level), DT should show the content of the upper item – not only true or false.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Add Timestaamp to EQAY999I message

I think date/timestamp info on each message (information or error) is a must! From there, EQAY999I doesn't really offer much help above the actual text of the message – which in most cases looks like it was just display statements for the develope...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Using SSL with DT under RD/z

We are being directed to use SSL internally. So, the sysprogs generated keyrings etc for the WUI. I connected using SSL with RD/z to the CICSPlex OK (both on Rd/z V7.6 and V8.0.3). However, when we try to use Debug Tool (V11.1) it also seems to ex...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Delivered

Support the ATTACH Assembler command with Debug Tool

Debug Tool will not launch into an ATTACHed task in Assembler. NASCO requires this support. The requirement is to debug one of the attached modules at a time. The driver does not require debugging in the same session as the attached modules. Modul...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

MEMORY-Window not usable in SCREEN 6

With SET SCREEN 6 SOURCE MONITOR LOG and a terminal-mode of 62x160 the memory-window can not be used: A SWAP MEMORY LOG is answered by "Invalid Memory window width." In screen-mode 6 the memory window has around 80 columns in width which is enough...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

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