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Debug for z/OS

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CICS debug profiles definition interface outside 3270

I launch a CICS transaction from some distributed system. I debug it on RDz on my station. It would be really nice if I don't have to open RDz's host connection emulator just to log on to the CICS region so I can run DTCN there.
about 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Debug-IMS Isolation - Add option to set a custom job name for the private region on the GUI/IDz side.

IMS Isolation - Add option to set a custom job name for the private region on the GUI/IDz side.
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Provide statistics for CodeCoverage

When DebugTool is performed with the CodeCoverage-option we would need the numbers, how many of the total lines have been touched
about 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Command File support in remote debugger

When running a Debug Tool session under MFI in 3270, you can use a command script by pointing to a command file from within the DTCN profile. If running a remote debug session, using the same file in the DTCN profile for the remote session, this w...
almost 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Delivered

change EQA4015E to EQA4015I

this message seems to be more a informational message than an error messageEQA4015E -> EQA4015I
about 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Increase maximum length of "otheropts" in Debug Profile Service API

We are trying to use Debug Profile Service API to automate the DTCN profile creation, but found the maximum length of "otheropts" is only 80 characters. This is not enough as we have a number of environment variables required to input for code cov...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Supporting complex conditions in AT STATEMENT break points for COBOL programs

Complex conditions in break points are implemented in debugtool. However according to PMR 53055,003,756 they are not supported for COBOL applications. Please support those for COBOL, it is an exceptionally useful feature for a debugger.
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Copy job accounting information on the IMS MPR initiated by the IMS Transaction Isolation Facility

Due to corporate standards, some organization require a specific Job Accounting data on their jobs. This policy is in use at CenturyLink. When the new MPR is initiated, it does not provide valid job accounting data. Please ensure the data is a) co...
over 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

Provide CADP profile functionality in DTCN

The CADP tool allows for multiple profiles named uniquely all grouped by the user ID, but DTCN is at a disadvantage because you can only store up to 8 pairs of load module and compile units per user ID. This means that if a CADP user had hundreds ...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Delivered

Debug-Tool in IMS-PWFI: Allow re-activating DT with CEETEST after QUIT DEBUG

As shown in PMR 78229,031,724, DT is OFF in this ASID and will not start up again if you enter QUIT DEBUG. We need to support our developer to recreate and find serial re-usage bugs in IMS-transactions. Because we started using PWFI (pseudo wait f...
over 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

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