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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

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

EQAOPTS option EQAXOPT DLAYDBGTRC and Tracelevel in EQAD3CXT should have an option to suppress evaluating trace entries

The customers (i.e.) Fiducia are using trace level2 either in EQAD3CXT or EQAOPTS, because if the Debug Tool does not start up, they can see exactly what the user did wrong, but the system Log and Job log are flooded with other evaluating messages...
over 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Debugging in IMS with Debug Tool

1) It is common to have IMS transactions switching to others, so, we should have how to specify different transaction codes (I suggest 15), to better filtering. Filtering by CU names must be maintained, as long as the multiple tx. id filter. 2) Sp...
over 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Same preview for content of variables when debugging

When Debugging a Programm, the user can inspect the variables in the Variables- and in the Montiors-View.In both views there are 2 previews for variables, one which is always visible and one which Shows the Content of the selected variable. Curren...
about 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

IDz Debugger to permit LDD ALL for Cobol programs

All our existing Cobol compilations are done with OPT(FULL) and NOTEST. In order to debug with IDz Debugger we need to issue "LDD *****" for each program for which we wanted it to use LANGX to find the source listings. This makes the process very ...
over 1 year ago in Debug for z/OS 3 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

IBM Debug: SKIP an instruction permanently

In Compuware's Xpediter there is an option to suppress a statement during a compile session.This is calles SKIP Breakpoint. Please add an option to jump over a specific instruction without stopping.
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Delivered

IMS generic id mapping is not working for save/set data naming parttern

If generic userid's are used, then userid mapping does not work for setsave and setbps datasets
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Can't set breakpoints with DT for vendor application CICS ASSEMBLER with unspecified PPT

Hogan CFT delivers banking software that runs in various environments including batch/cics without recompiling. As a result, it does not include CICS translator stub (e.g. DFHYA700). CICS determined module language as 'undetermined' , DT contains ...
almost 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Delivered

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