Creating and managing the TEST runtime options data set

The TEST runtime options data set is an MVS data set that contains the Language Environment® runtime options. The z/OS® Debugger Language Environment user exit EQAD3CXT constructs the name of this data set based on a naming pattern described in Modifying the naming patternModifying the naming pattern in the IBM z/OS Debugger Customization Guide.

If your site does not allow your users to create data sets, you must create the data sets manually with the following requirements:
  • Sequential data set (DSORG=PS)
  • Record format and length requirements:
    • RECFM(F) or RECFM(FB) and LRECL >=80
    • RECFM(V) or RECFM(VB) and LRECL >=84
  • Not an HFS or zFS file
  • Name the data set so it follows the naming pattern defined in Modifying the naming pattern.

Your users can then use any of the following ways to create the data set:

  • By using Terminal Interface Manager (TIM), as described in Creating and managing the TEST runtime options data set by using Terminal Interface Manager (TIM) in the IBM z/OS Debugger User's Guide.
  • By using IBM® z/OS Debugger Utilities option 6, "z/OS Debugger User Exit Data Set", as described in Creating and managing the TEST runtime options data set by using z/OS Debugger Utilities in the IBM z/OS Debugger User's Guide.
  • By using the z/OS Debugger Profiles view in the Eclipse IDE or the z/OS Debugger Profiles view provided with Z Open Debug.
  • In the Eclipse IDE, by specifying a non-CICS profile in the z/OS Batch Application with existing JCL launch configuration. For more information, see Launching a debug session using existing JCL.
  • By configuring the Remote Profile tab from Remote IMS Application with Isolation debug configurations.