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Debug for z/OS

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Add command to keep a line shown in the Auto Monitor

When the lines are shown in the Monitor resulting from an AUTO ON command, accept a line command such as K(keep) or M(monitor) to issue a Monitor List command with the variable, resulting in "Keeping" the variable in the monitor window.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Length of data vs length of input field

For a computational numeric field of 5 characters, the monitor displays an entry field of 10 characters. Only the 5 rightmost are recognized. It is explained in the documentations as the equivalent of TRUNC(BIN) option. We do not want to see the e...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Colors

Colors in the monitor area.When we want to change the colors in the MONITOR window, we can change the color for the name of the variables (MONITOR AREA). For the prefix area, the MONITOR LINES is not recognized : it takes the same value as SOURCE ...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Hover function in Debug Tool GUI

Hovering with the mouse does not display the contents of a field when the field name ends on the position prior to the numbers on the right hand side of the program listing. This needs to be fixed.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Is a defect

JCL scanner to support IF END IF statements

In the Debug Tool Setup Utility (DTSU) for testing batch programs, when entering the 'Prepare and Start Debug Session: Job Step Selection' screen to convert the JCL we have an issue with missing JCL statements. In the converted JCL that contains t...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Add Code

Adding code implies setting breakpoints or using the current line as position for the new code and the source window does not display it.The “code” is displayed in the log. There is no link with the position in the source code except a possible LI...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Add check for numeric values

If the value in a field is invalid, there is no warning. As an example, you can have extended in a binary field.The only warning occurs when you want to enter characters in a numeric field.Add a validation process when entering numeric values.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Online Help

Online help is limited to the display of the next parameter for the command entered on the command line. The customer wants a HELP command to get more information, even a pop-up window or panel to navigate through help.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Information about errors

Messages about wrong primary command are displayed in the log.It is not easy when the log window is closed...But messages about wrong prefix command are displayed as a red string on top of the panel : easy to see.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Help for prefix commands

Add ? as prefix command to display online help such as the list of the prefix commands available in the window.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

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