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Debug for z/OS

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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

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...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Is a defect

Debug Transaction to cancel started transaction

Customer needs a debug provided transaction to cancel wild started debug sessions, meaning global dtcn profile existed, transaction gets executed, debug starts on the wrong terminal. Right now, we can only cancel the transaction with CICS provided...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Taking code coverage of processes which runs many PL/I programs

Our request is to capture a code coverage data of over 10,000 programs running on a IMS FP region without restarting a IMS FP region. Our online modules running on IMS FP are managed by SAIL framework, a IBM Japan asset programs. There, basically ...
almost 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Future consideration

allow hostname for Debug Manager

To have remote debugging working with IBM Developer for z Systems (IDz) in more complex network setups it is easier to use the Debug Manager (DBM). The DBM allows all debug related TCP connections being initiated by the client and this way makes i...
over 5 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Protect Debug Tool Host against internal Abends

DebugTool should be loaded into protected storage to prevent that significant debugger-moduls are overriden by an user-program.
over 5 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

DEBUG Request to Support Access Register Mode

Debug needs to support Access Register mode. Debug abends if the user attempts to stop a program that is in Access Register mode.
about 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Add masks and status to the DTCD parameter

DTCD currently accepts one of two parameter values - a specific owner ID (the key to the file), or * for all. Judging by its response time (and the results when interrupter after a partial performance), DTCD * goes over the file, record by record,...
over 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Including program name and other information in the StartStop message information for Debug Tool for z/OS

As the developers adopt Debug Tool as their development tool for debugging applications and collecting code coverage information, it is important to have the accounting information about who is using the tool, as well as which programs they are wo...
over 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

ADD direct translation between UTF-16 and UTF-8 for remote debug session

ADD direct translation between UTF-16 and UTF-8 for remote debug session for NATIONAL defined variables
almost 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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