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Debug for z/OS

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Show what is executed based on variable settings

Would like to set values for one or more variables in a program and have AD determine what objects are executed based on those variables.
over 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Issue when doing DEBUG on Batch EGL programs from RBD

Facing a lot of issues with RBD/EGL debug: 1. In debug, Calling a COBOL program is a problem, we are not getting expected results. 2. Not able to debug in SYST. 3. if any file is there in batch, it is not possible to debug, its not picking up.
over 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Standard mode of z/OS Debugger must support CODEPAGE option to show PL/I sources in Japanese correctlly.

When the customer debugs PL/I application using standard mode of z/OS debugger, remote debug UI shows garbled PL/I sources. Debug Tool compatibility mode supports an option to specify codepage of source files, so the customer can see correct PL/I ...
over 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Start-Stop messages in XML extended to CICS regions (Debug Tool)

Debug Tool has the feature of recording information for start and end events for debugging sessions. These messages are written in a sequential file in XML format. They could be processed by a customer application to have the scenario of who is us...
over 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Start IBM Debug Tool

For the start of Debug Tool utilities you have foreseen the member EQASTART in the SEQAEXEC file for the allocation of ISPF, CLIST & REXX libraries. Why don't you have foreseen for the start the use of LIBDEF cmd for the allocation of ISPF dat...
almost 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

DebugToole: Suppressed Copybooks in Cobol Editor

In the Debug Editor, the line number is a kind of displacement, so that a suppressed Copybook affects the line number.In the Cobol Editor the line number is counting up one by one, so that the lines of the suppressed Copybook doesn't matter. We wo...
about 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Debug Tool Load Module Analyzer to show load module build date

IBM Debug Tool 13.1 Load Module Analyzer does not produce the build date (link-edit/bind date) for composite load modules. Currently the only information Load Module Analyzer provides about the load module/program object is the name, alias, AMODE ...
over 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Distinguish between different MQ initiated transactions in CICS Debug

It would be of great benefit if IBM would develop a process within Debug to distinguish between different MQ initiated transactions in a CICS environment. Currently, this is not possible as you must exclude the Userid from the DTCN screen to trigg...
over 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

EQADPFMB should be in CICS Storage

DebugTool user profiles are placed in VSAM file EQADPFMB for CICS. If DebugTool is turned on for CICS, there are many get requests on this file even DebugTool is not used. It's not possible to make EQADPFMB a CICS table.
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Debug Tool Load Module Analzyer Sort Output Options

Provide the ability to filter out modules included in the output by date.
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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