Creating and managing the TEST runtime options data set by using IBM z/OS Debugger Utilities

To create the TEST runtime options data set by using IBM z/OS Debugger Utilities, do the following steps:

1. Start IBM z/OS Debugger Utilities and select option 6, "z/OS Debugger User Exit Data Set".
2. Provide the name of a new or existing data set. Make sure the name matches the naming pattern. If you do not know the naming pattern, ask your system administrator. Remember the following rules:
   • Substitute the &PGMNAME token with the name of the program you want to debug. The program must be the main CSECT of the load module in a Language Environment® enclave.
   • For IMS, &USERID token might be substituted with one of the following values:
     • IMS user ID, if users sign on to IMS.
     • TSO user ID, if users do not sign on to IMS.
3. Fill out the rest of the fields with the TEST runtime options you want to use and the names of up to eight additional programs to debug.
4. For IMS, you can also fill out the IMS Subsystem ID, or IMS Transaction ID field, or both. If provided, the IDs are used as additional filtering criteria.
5. For batch, you can also specify the Job name or Step name fields, or both. If provided, the names are used as additional filtering criteria.

   You can use a wildcard (*) at the end of a job name or step name. For example, a job name of JOB1* means that a job name that starts with JOB1 passes the matching test, like JOB1, JOB1A, or JOB1ABC; a job name of * means that any job name passes the matching test.