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Debug for z/OS

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IDz headless Code Coverage daemon support CCS call to locate via "testIds"

The current Code Coverage Service RESTful API only support to locate a result via "result id" which we actually don't know in runtime. What we actually know in runtime after executing a code coverage is the "testIds" So we need the API support to ...
over 1 year ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Option to ignore future CRRDG7800W messages

Debug sessions need not be secured and msg "CRRDG7800W debug session not secured" is displayed upon every invocation of a debug session. This is a minor annoyance to developers and also causes CICS transactions to wait on TCPIP indefinitely if the...
over 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

there is no time out for CICS debug session in CICS terminal

TIM and remote debug have a time out possebility - CICS has not when running debug in CICS terminal
over 1 year ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Debugger should provide CICS WUI definitions for the debugger resources

there might be other customers who use WUI 's - they can not use the CSD's we provide at this time
over 1 year ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Take Vector Registers into account in the Debug Tool's "Registers"-View

I am missing the possibility to view the vector registers when debugging an assembler program in batch using Debug Tool. The "Registers"-View from the "Debug"-Category should make the vector registers available for display and changes in their ful...
almost 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Future consideration

setting default presentation of varaibles in monitor

there is no support in the debug engine for the remote debug session as you see it in MFI - there is no code to set the default presentation . You can use the memory view but thats the same as changing the presentation for each variable.
about 5 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Avoid console message IOERR response when - trying to - access resource. Possible NOTAUTH in certain situations

When running a Program thru the Debugger for the first time, the Debugger will will add the program to the SAVEBPS dataset and issues the following messages to the console: -13.29.06 S2 J0970 +EQA9893I Userid DCP800T received an IOERR response whe...
almost 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide monitor, list, and update capabilities for z13 vector registers

Provide capabilities to work with vector registers, using commands and features similar to the way that floating point registers can be accessed. 1) For commands that currently support floating point registers by using the %EPR variable, add suppo...
over 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

possibility to add a CEEOPTS prefix

Customer needs to debug a pgm and needs to have CEEOPTS prefixed(like //DB2PREFIX.CEEOPTS DD *) For the JCL generation, he right clicked the source pgm, then askedprobably generate the JCL "For compile link debug". The generation added //CEEOPTS D...
almost 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Debug Configuration does not pick up JCL Termination (//)

If you create a debug configuration using "z/OS Batch Application using exsisting JCL"and the JCL includes a line with only // this line is ignored and you get all the steps after the JCL terminating line in the Steplist. This is not only true for...
almost 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Is a defect

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