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Debug for z/OS

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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

Decision/Branch Level Code Coverage

Currently, line level coverage is the most specific level of code coverage offered. This is comparable to statement coverage on other platforms. However, to really get a more complete indication of the level of coverage achieved by a testing suite...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Future 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

Editeur Cobol et vue Outline absents en session de deboggage sous MicroFocus/Eclipse

Donner la possibilité d'utiliser l'Editeur Cobol et la vue Outline en session de deboggage sous MicroFocus/Eclipse sans IDZ
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

IDz/Debugger: Debug Profile shall resolve procedures

Hi IBM, IDz / Debugger is not able to resolve procedures within Debug Profiles. This leads to wild guessing the correct step to be debugged within a procedure, that has more than one step and so either the first step will be tried to debug or you ...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Debug 3270 IMS application with personal TFORMAT lib in the concatenation

In the DBB zAppbuild framework for CI/CD a developer can perform a user build on both Cobol sources and MFS sources. In case of Cobol sources this leads to the creation of a load module on a personal load library and in case of an MFS, it leads to...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

IBM Debug: Warn for active "skip all breakpoints"

Hi IBM, In the Remote Debugger in IDz: To avoid debugging with all breakpoints off: please add a warning if the "skip all breakpoints" switch in the menu is active during start of a new debug session.
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 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

IBM Debug: Better handling for SET TEST ERROR

When Remote Debugging in IDz, imagine, you use the default setting TEST(ALL) and your source is running a loop, where a Warning like IGZxxxxW (cause of compile option NUMCHECK) occurs - a popup with the Warning message and the selection Run/Examin...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Debug: ignore an instruction permanently without stopping

This is a reopen on RFE 150425 as it was misunderstood and closed as "delivered". Please add a way to permanently ignore an instruction during a Debug session. The command JUMPTO doesn't help as it stops the debugger and needs to be entered each t...
almost 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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