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Debug for z/OS

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Don't stop at entry to COBOL nested programs

For debugging of CICS transactions, using DTCN with LoadMod or CU specified, there should be an option so that the debugger does not automatically stop upon entry in to COBOL nested programs.This causes debugging of programs with nested programs t...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

To be able to configure Debug Tool Remote Deamon configuration homedir

Being able to configure the eclipse -configuration location, thus not using the default eclipse location (homedir).
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Need to override class for a private region (IDz for IMS application with isolation)

Hi,We are working on an ADFz POC.When we want to set up a debug session for an IMS 3270 transaction in IDz debugger (IDz for IMS Application with isolation), we have a problem. The region that starts on mainframe is always started in the same clas...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Code Coverage Report and expanded source need to be consistent with encoding for other modules ( as SonarQube supports only o

Code Coverage Report and expanded source need to be consistent with all other modules as SonarQube supports only one encoding at time e.
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Delivered

Make Debug Manager SYSPLEX aware

Hi IBM, We'd like to see the DBGMGR (and EQAPROF) sysplex-aware, especially for CICS debugging (but also batch). When the debug manager was started on all LPARS in SYSPLEX (relevant for the CICS plex) - all RSEDs will know about all of them when a...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

need to create a sequential MVS data set (FB, LRECL 80) with the name userID.EQATIOUT

We are working on an ADFz poc.One of the new functionalities we want to test is the debugger for an IMS transaction in IDz.In de installation instructionshttps://www.ibm.com/docs/en/adfz/developer-for-zos/15.0.0?topic=sfetif-installing-configuring...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

Debug: Rewind / History of performs before a breakpoint/abend (COBOL)

Hello IBM, we use the IBM Debug plug-in in IDz in connection with the DBGMGR and COBOL. We miss a function, which we currently use in Compuware Xpediter (simply called "monitor" there): If you activate "monitor" or "monitor COBOL", Xpediter stores...
almost 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

Start/stop debug region in multiple LPARs with the use of preferences

For debug IMS isolation Ability to start/stop two different private IMS regions in parallell LPARs using different job cards for each job that is started. When starting one region from configuration option Remote IMS application with Isolation, a ...
almost 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

IBM Debug should honor the Special-Names Decimal-Point setting in COBOL

At the moment the Eclipse Debug views "Variables" and "Monitors" only display fractional values (like s9v99) with a decimal-point (e.g. "3.14") In most countries of Europe including Germany the common decimal-sign is a comma (e.g. "3,14") so the p...
almost 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Submit job without job card

In our Mainframe we can submit JCL without job card (an exit adds it automatically) in TSO. It will be usefull to find this functionality in IDz. Perhaps with “Run as>z/OS Batch application using existing JCL” and use the job card (see capture1...
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Delivered

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