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Debug for z/OS

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Debug Manager to implement sysplex awareness

Currently Debug Manager is not sysplex aware, and it depends on zExplorer which also is not sysplex aware. But some ability for debug manager to resolve the IP address of the debug client, accross the sysplex is needed in order for debug manager t...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

IBM Debug: Improved sort for Monitor Expression handling of array entries

Hi IBM, Please improve the sort order in the Debugger Remote GUI in IDz within the Monitors view. Currently the sort button sorts all expressions on the displayed string. This leads table/array entries to be sorted not by the numeric but by the st...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Future consideration

MOVE command in Remote Debug Console

Hello IBM, we need the functionality of the MOVE and SET commands for the Remote Debugger's Debug Console. The command is currently supported only in the 3270 Debugger.
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Future consideration

Debug 'z/OS Batch application using JCL' without file suffix *.jcl

Hi IBM, when I like to create a Debug Configuration with "z/OS Batch application using JCL", I need to select a "Base JCL". Unfortunatley IDz doesn't resolve this JCL Member/Data Set, if the "z/OS File Mapping" for that remote data set is not *.jc...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Search function for program literals to add to Monitor

Hello IBM, we like to have a functionality that was found in Xpediter: When you want to add a variable/literal to the Monitors view "Monitor Expression" and you're not 100% sure how it's call, you should have the option to search for the name of t...
about 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

IDz Debugger IMS Isolation to prevent 'DIS TRAN *' command

Debugger IMS Transation Isolation facility in ISPF pannel currently permits issuing both an IMS display command 'DIS TRAN *' to display all the existing trasactions, or issue 'DIS TRAN pattern*' with a filtering pattern, or even with the full tran...
over 1 year ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

IBM Debug: Search function for program literals to add to Monitor

Hello IBM,we like to have a functionality that was found in Xpediter: When you want to add a variable/literal to the Monitors view "Monitor Expression" and you're not 100% sure how it's call, you should have the option to search for the name of th...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

IDz headless Code Coveage daemon output destination

For the IDz headless Code Coverage daemon, need an option to support output destination to remote location e.g. Git
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide additional commands in Remote Debugger

As we try to run DebugTool MFI and remote using the same configuration and command files we would like to have the following commands supported in RemoteDebugger:- COMMENT- CLEAR LOG- %IF- EVALUATE- LIST %dt-var- GO Also we would like to have a De...
about 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

ability to turn on all tracing / logging with one command

from a support point of view and customer view too it would be great if there either is a command or a setting in EQAOPST which shows all available outputs . over the years we have added traces for different areas , they all have to be enabled by ...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

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