Summary of changes

Changes introduced for remote debugging with IBM Developer for z Systems 14.0.0.7

  • Global engine search path

    A new preference is added so that you can set or clear the global engine search path on the Compiled Debug preference page. This preference applies to all incoming debug sessions that cannot be matched to a launch.

For more information, see What's new in IBM® Developer for z Systems™.

Changes introduced for remote debugging with IBM Developer for z Systems 14.0.0.5

  • MVS™ Batch Application debug configurations are enhanced to allow setting debug options directly without using Property Group.
  • Remote CICS® Application, Remote DB2® Application, Remote IMS™ Application, Remote IMS Application with Isolation and MVS Batch Application debug configurations now have an improved remote profile status area and includes a new delete remote profile action.
For more information, see What's new in IBM Developer for z Systems.

Changes introduced with IBM z/OS Debugger Version 14.0 APAR PI79208

  • Support is added for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS® V5.4.
  • CICS DTCN transaction now supports session types DTC and DIR.
  • LIST capability is added to IMS Transaction Isolation Facility batch interface.
  • DFSMSCE0 exit sharing is implemented for IMS Transaction Isolation Facility.
  • A new EQAOPTS command, DISABLERLIM, is added to control whether z/OS Debugger disables Omegamon RLIM resource limiting during a debug session.
  • EQAOPTS command STARTSTOPMSG is enhanced to allow storing STARTSTOP messages in STARTSTOPMSGDSN in the CICS environment.

Changes introduced for remote debugging with IBM Developer for z Systems 14.0.0.4

  • Visual Debugging now supports a filter to only show the current execution path.
  • IBM Debug for z Systems now includes the debug configuration of Remote CICS Application that was only available in IBM Developer for z Systems or IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition.
For more information, see What's new in IBM Developer for z Systems.

Changes introduced with IBM z/OS Debugger Version 14.0 APAR PI72873

  • z/OS Debugger now supports moved source for Enterprise PL/I for z/OS 5.1 64-bit standard mode debugging through the EQADEBUG DD NAME.
  • The discussion of compiler options for standard mode was improved.
  • A new appendix is added to IBM z/OS Debugger User's Guide to discuss debugging applications that were processed by the Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS.

Changes introduced for remote debugging with IBM Developer for z Systems 14.0.0.3

  • The IBM z/OS Debugger preference page is updated with new options for Debug Tool compatibility mode and default naming patterns for remote debug profiles.
  • The following debug configurations are now included in the IBM Debug for z Systems install:
    • MVS Batch Application
    • Remote DB2 Application
    • Remote IMS Application
    • z/OS UNIX Application
  • The JCL Generation preference page is added to provide defaults for MVS Batch Application debug configuration when using IBM Debug for z Systems.
  • A new DTSP migration wizard is added to help users migrate to the new debug configurations.
  • MVS Batch Application debug configurations now include delay debug support.
  • Remote IMS Application with Isolation debug configuration has been added to IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition.
For more information, see What's new in IBM Developer for z Systems.

Changes introduced with IBM z/OS Debugger Version 14.0 APAR PI71891

  • z/OS Debugger host support is added for the new Remote IMS Application with Isolation launch configuration in Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition V14.0.0.3.
  • Support is added for Automatic Binary Optimizer V1.2.
    Notices:
    • The PTF for APAR PI65051 for PD Tools Common Component is required for this support.
    • If you use IPVLANGO to process an ABO SYSPRINT + Enterprise COBOL SYSDEBUG to create an IPVLANGX for z/OS Debugger, the variable values cannot be listed in a z/OS Debugger session.
  • The EQAJCL ISPF Edit macro is enhanced to support DBMDT.
  • z/OS Debugger Code Coverage is enhanced to treat the DBMDT TEST runtime parameter the same as the TCPIP runtime parameter.

Changes introduced with IBM z/OS Debugger Version 14.0

  • Starting form Version 14.0, IBM Debug Tool for z/OS and Rational® Developer for z Systems Integrated Debugger are merged into a single debugger, IBM z/OS Debugger.
  • IBM z/OS Debugger is a component of the following three products:
    • IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition
    • IBM Developer for z Systems
    • IBM Debug for z Systems
    For more information about these products, see IBM z/OS Debugger as a component.
  • Remote debugging support now offers two debugging modes:
    • Standard mode is the default mode. This mode supports new remote debugging features, including visual debugging and setting paragraph breakpoints from COBOL source files. You can select this mode by using DIRECT or DBM as a TEST runtime parameter.
    • Debug Tool compatibility mode supports remote debugging features that were previously available with IBM Debug Tool for z/OS. The remote debugging features include the ability to use Debug Tool commands from the Debug Console, debugging of non-Language Environment programs, EQAOPTS commands, and other features of Debug Tool. You can select this mode by using TCPIP or DBMDT as a TEST runtime parameter.
  • Support is added for using Debug Manager with remote debugging in Debug Tool compatibility mode. This allows a user logged on to the Remote Systems Explorer from IBM Explorer for z/OS and using IBM Developer for z Systems to perform remote debugging without having to supply an IP address and port. You can select Debug Manager by using DBM or DBMDT as a TEST runtime parameter (versus DIRECT or TCPIP). For more information, see Debug Manager (DBGMGR).
  • The following deprecated Debug Tool client plug-ins continue to be available for use with z/OS Debugger:
    • z/OS Debugger Code Coverage
    • JCL Instrumentation
    • DTCN Profile Manager
    • DTSP Profile Manager
    • Load Module Analyzer
    While these plug-ins continue to be provided, no enhancements are planned, and they might not be included in a future release.
    The functions provided by these plug-ins will be provided and enhanced by their IBM Developer for z Systems equivalents, which currently are:
    • Compiled Code Coverage, and the Code Coverage Results view
    • Eclipse Debug launches
      • MVS Batch Application
      • Remote DB2 Application
      • Remote CICS Application
  • Support is added for Enterprise COBOL Version 6.1, Enterprise PL/I Version 5.1, and 64-bit programs compiled with Enterprise PL/I Version 5.1 (only supported in standard mode).
  • Support is added for CICS TS Version 5.3, DB/2 Version 11, and IMS Version 14.1.
  • Support is added for Automated Binary Optimizer Version 1.1.
  • The IMS transaction isolation API is added for accessing the IMS transaction isolation facility in the IMS environment. This API provides methods to register or de-register a transaction for debugging and start or stop a user private region for debugging transactions.
  • The environment specific Language Environment® user exits EQADBCXT, EQADDCXT, and EQADICXT were removed in IBM z/OS Debugger V14.0. Users should move to the consolidated environment specific Language Environment user exit EQAD3CXT.