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Debug for z/OS

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Debug Tool Load Module Analzyer and Wildcard Characters

Allow the use of Wildcards to select specific members in the JCL.
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Additional outplut for Debug Tool Load Module Analyzer

Produce a machine readable File that can be used in a spreadsheet or SAS.
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Debug Tool Load Module Analzyer Performance

SSA compared the performance of processing a load library with Edge Portfolio Analyzer with Debug Tool's Load Module Analyzer.The LAM processes significantly slower than this competitor
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Debug Tool Load Module Analzyer ISPF Interface

Fit the entire LMA ISPF panel on one screen.
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Debug Tool Load Module Analzyer to Identify Duplicate Modules

Provide a customizable option to display duplicates if desired
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Improve messages when the debug source is not compatible with the load module

We often get questions regarding "missing source" in the source window. The following errors are issued by language:Enterprise COBOL: The Debug File creation date does not match the object for SAM1. The Debug file can not be used. Assembler: Sourc...
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Debug Tool CICS Storage Use Reporting

Often when application programmers are testing, Debug Tool will use more storage, as is documented. Since the SIT overrides code EDSALIM=nnnM, the region will occasionally go SOS. It would be nice to have a method to determine how much extra stora...
about 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Concatenate LPAR specific DSN in front of SEQATLIB

We are a large shop where we have the Debug tool set up in over 100 test regions. The test regions are on over 20 lpars. There is one IBM Debug SMPE environment for all lpars. Maintenance for the Debug Tool is shipped from this central site and in...
about 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Not under consideration

Support debugging of non-LE subroutines that run in a lower link level under an LE compliant SORT exit

Currently Debug Tool does not allow a user to debug a lower level assembler subroutine that is entered by this sequence: SORT calls a an LE COBOL sort exit, which calls an assembler subroutine, which in turn calls another assembler subroutine. At ...
about 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Improve CICS New Program Support messages or elimiate dependency on the CICS region which owns EQADPFMB starting first

Improve Debug Tool diagnostics, and reduce problem determination time when using DTCN with the VSAM file for AOR/TOR CICS regions. This can be accomplished by eliminating the requirement of the FOR containing the EQAPOFMB file coming up first. If ...
over 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration