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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Debug for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 3, 2013

Using symbolics in DTSU files

Just wondering if we could use symbolics on the DTSU panel. It would be helpful for testing here and imagine the customer would like it too.
That way they wouldn't have to change their DTSU files as much on release changes. It would save us and the customer
a lot of time if they have a lot of DTSU files.

You could put this on the job card:

//XDTSUVIK JOB (8930,10N8,1150,893),'xxxxx',CLASS=B,TIME=3,REGION=4M,
// USER=xxxxx,NOTIFY=xxxxx,MSGCLASS=7,MSGLEVEL=(1,1)
//USERPROC JCLLIB ORDER=('USER.PRIVATE.PROCLIB')
// INCLUDE MEMBER=SETDTOOL


SETDTOOL could have this in it:
// SET LEHLQ='xxxxxx.CEEZ210'
// SET DTHLQ='xxxxxx.PGUTEST.DTDEBUG.VCR1'

and then put this in the DTSU panel:

EDIT - Edit Setup File 'ECSVT3.DTSU.WSED(DB2C002)' Row 1 to 11 of
Command ===> Scroll ===> C

DB2 System Id: LXLU
Program Name DB2C002 Plan DB2C002
Choose the format of your parameter string:
2 1 LE COBOL Default - Program Arguments / Run-time Options
2 Other LE Languages - Run-time Options / Program Arguments
3 Non-LE Programs - Run-time Options / Program Arguments
Enter / to modify parameters 'TEST(ALL,*,PROMPT,VTAM%xxxxx:*)/'

Other DB2 options:
DSN command options
RUN command options
Cmd DD Name Seq C DD Information (DSN/Sysin/Sysout/Dummy) DISP
***************** Top of Data ********************
CEEDUMP 1 'ECSVT3.TEST.DUMP' OLD
INSPLOG 1 'ECSVT3.TEST.INSPLOG' SHR
STEPLIB 1 'ECSVT3.SVTDB2.LOADE' SHR
2 'SHARE.DSN810.SDSNLOAD' SHR
3 '&DTHLQ..SEQAMOD' SHR
4 '&LEHLQ..SCEERUN' SHR
5 '&LEHLQ..SCEERUN2' SHR
SYSOUT 1 *
SYSPRINT 1 *
SYSUDUMP 1 * 'ECSVT3.TEST.SYSUDUMP' OLD


Errors when hitting RUN (PF4):
--------------------- Data Set Allocation Error --------------------
Command ===>

DD name: STEPLIB

Error messages:

1. INVALID DATA SET NAME, '&DTHLQ..SEQAMOD'
2. INVALID DATA SET NAME, '&LEHLQ..SCEERUN'
3. INVALID DATA SET NAME, '&LEHLQ..SCEERUN2'
4. MISSING DATA SET NAME OR *+
5. MISSING NAME OF DATA SET TO BE ALLOCATED

If you hit SUBMIT (PF10) it will allow the symbolics.
I realize that SUBMIT is using JES to allow all this but
it would be a great improvement if the foreground process would
allow symbolics too.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Apr 15, 2021

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - IBM Debug for z/OS
    Component - z/OS Debugger

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - IBM Debug Tool
    Component - Host

  • Guest
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    Mar 16, 2020

    3270 is no longer strategic. Rejecting enhancement.

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Nov 19, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - IBM Debug Tool

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - IBM Debug Tool