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Debug for z/OS

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color coding DTCN in regards to load mod and CU

As a trainer of the product and as a company subject matter expert (SME), I routinely provide guidance to users of the Debug Tool product. One of the on-going issues that I see on a regular basis is the proper setup between using LOADMOD and the C...
almost 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Need command to show where Source and/or Listing were found or not found

Need a command to help when desired debug source is not displayed. Typical message you get on the host is: "Source or Listing data is not available, or the CU was not compiled with the correct compile options." You get this message when the debug ...
about 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Metal C debugging support for Debug Tool for z/OS

Add support for debugging Metal C applications to Debug Tool for z/OS. Support should be added to the Debug Tool for z/OS to prepare a Metal C application for debugging at the C level. Any changes to RDz should also be made to allow debugging at t...
about 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Automatic STEP first command if source is located

Perform a STEP command if the source is located. Without the STEP function, the developer can not perform many functions, such as MONITOR LIST variables, etc. This would eliminate any confusion with this process. The STEP command navigates to the ...
about 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Debug CICS programs issued by a START command on a single 3270 session

When debugging a program in CICS that issues a START command, the program that is being started can not be debugged on the same terminal id. This is because the terminal id is in use by the program issuing the start. This requires a) The GUI b) Mu...
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Improve setting Monitor commands for Working Storage Variables

Improve the ease of requesting variables to be monitored by allowing the M prefix command for variables defined in the working storage section. Also, create a new command MG, which would monitor a group variable (MONITOR LIST GROUP varname). This ...
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Usability improvments to Debug Tool

Improve usability. Make the product appear more "customer friendly" rather than allowing the underlying technology or product to respond in ways that confuse the customer. There are several requested improvements.a) If a CEEOPTS TEST parameter is ...
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Generic user id used for SETTINGS DS in debug tool

The settings dataset will not be used by the id of the user but under the id of the generic user. This makes trouble when the user uses SETSAVE SETTINGS, because multiple user writes to on dataset.
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 400 Not under consideration

change default representation of floating-point variables in assembler

If the value of a variable defined as D ( floating point) is very small - the monitor will display 0.0. If you change the representation to HEX you will see x'000000000000001C' which is 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000...
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow ISPF access when debugging in TSO - Primarily for BTS testing

Customer was not happy when they discovered BTS Testing locked up the TSO session with Debug Tool. Even if they were to use the Terminal Interface Manager, or if they use the Debug Tool GUI, the TSO session was still locked under BTS. Competitor p...
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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