IBM z/OS Debugger as a component

IBM® z/OS® Debugger is the next iteration of IBM debug technology on z Systems™ and consolidates the IBM Integrated Debugger and IBM Debug Tool engines into one unified technology.

IBM z/OS Debugger is a component of the following products:
IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition
This product is included in IBM Application Delivery Foundation for z Systems. IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition provides all the debug features.
IBM Developer for z Systems
IBM Developer for z Systems is a subset of IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition. IBM Developer for z Systems, previously known as IBM Rational® Developer for z Systems, is an Eclipse-based integrated development environment for creating and maintaining z/OS applications efficiently.
IBM Developer for z Systems includes all enhancements in IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition except for the debug features noted in Table 1.
IBM Debug for z Systems
IBM Debug for z Systems is a subset of Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition. IBM Debug for z Systems focuses on debugging solutions for z/OS application developers. See Table 1 for the debug features supported.
IBM Debug for z Systems does not provide advanced developer features that are available in IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition.
For information about how to install the IBM Debug for z Systems client, see Installation of IBM Developer for z Systems and IBM Debug for z System.
Table 1 maps out the debug features in the products. In this table, the letter X indicates the features that each product supports.
Table 1. Debug feature comparison
Feature IBM Debug for z Systems IBM Developer for z Systems IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition
z/OS Debugger remote debug and compiled code coverage GUI interface X 1 X 2 X
Headless Code Coverage   X X
Java™ Code Coverage   X X
Compiled Code Coverage Workbench Viewer (HTML, PDF, compare) 3   X X
z/OS Debugger Code Coverage (3270 and remote interfaces) 4 X   X
z/OS Debugger 3270 interface, including z/OS Debugger Utilities X   X
z/OS Debugger batch or line mode X   X
Load Module Analyzer (3270 and remote interfaces) X   X
Debug Tool Plugins X X 5 X
IMS™ Isolation GUI interface     X
Visual Debug   X X
Integration with Language Editors (Cobol Editor, PLI Editor, Remote C/C++ Editor, System z® LPEX Editor)   X X
Integration with CICS Explorer® views   X X
Integration with Property groups   X X
Source Entry Breakpoints   X X
Team Debug support   X X
Notes:
  1. IBM Debug for z Systems includes z/OS Debugger remote debug and compiled code coverage GUI interface, but does not include Headless Code Coverage, Java Code Coverage, and Compiled Code Coverage Workbench Viewer (HTML, PDF, and compare).
  2. IBM Developer for z Systems includes z/OS Debugger remote debug and compiled code coverage GUI interface, but does not include z/OS Debugger Code Coverage.
  3. z/OS Debugger Code Coverage can only be enabled in the 3270 interface.
  4. Compiled Code Coverage is the preferred method for code coverage, and is fully compatible with IBM Application Delivery Intelligence.
  5. IBM Developer for z Systems includes Debug Tool plugins, but does not include Load Module Analyzer and z/OS Debugger Code Coverage.