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Fault Analyzer for z/OS

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Enable Fault Analyzer extension on VS Code marketplace

We're enabling various extensions on VS Code IDE and is looking for the extension of IBM Fault Analyzer so it can be installed in VS Code to enable user running abend analysis from the product.
about 2 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1

FA Eclipse: Show variable content in Cobol Source

I want to see the contents of working-storage/linkage variables in the opened Cobol source (e.g. with mouseover / hover-over) when using the Eclipse plugin for Fault Analyzer and open the programs source code
over 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Have IDIS leave a re-usable ASID after it's stopped.

Fault Analyzer's IDS STC leaves its ASID un-reusable. Modify IDIS to allow its address space to be reused.
almost 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Fault Analayzer should be able to provide abended file and records involved in the abend

When I open a fault analyzer report for abended job I want to get the file name and all the bad records information which causes the abend.
over 7 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

FA Eclipse: Divide Storage Areas into Working-Storage and Linkage

Under Event details --> Event 1/2/3/... there is an item called "Storage Areas" - this should be divided for COBOL into Working-Storage and Linkage. This division should be shown in the outline view as well.
over 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Display of BLF-Data

Interactive Analysis of a batch dump: Content of BLF data online shown in dump format. Info from compile listing is not used (as in Working-Storage).
over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

Flexible Alignment Storage Display

Currently FA aligns its storage display at starting addresses which are multiples of 16. This is often unconvenient: Sometimes application data is not properly aligned: - address pointers not on word boundery are not point-and-shootable - bad alig...
over 9 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Better Support of WMQ-Applications

Currently Fault Analyzer does not properly recognize that an abending Batch-Job or CICS transaction is connected to Websphere MQ. In these cases FA does not show any information related to MQ and last MQ-API calls.This flaw seems to arise when the...
over 9 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 6 Not under consideration

Add support for CICS MP Domain

CICS Managed Platforms domain is where any CICS System or Task policy control blocks, counters, storage etc. is going to be. The IBM IPCS CICS VERBEXIT now formats the MP domain, but Fault Analyzer is suspiciously missing that info. Please update ...
over 2 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Fault Entries in History Dataset should be compressed

To save DASD space in environments with big regions Fault Analyzer should have an option to save and handle Fault Entries in compressed format (TRSMAIN).
over 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration