Enabling debugging in full-screen mode using a dedicated terminal

Note: This chapter is not applicable to IBM® Developer z/OS® (non-Enterprise Edition).

This is a copy of Chapter 6 from the Debug Tool V10.1 Customization Guide. It documents the setup for 'full-screen mode using a dedicated terminal without/with Terminal Interface Manager' (indicated via the TEST runtime sub-options %MFI and %VTAM®). It should be used

by sites that want to continue to use the TEST %MFI option to specify a dedicated terminal
as a reference for sites that are moving from an older release of Debug Tool to Debug Tool V11 (or later).

To enable users to debug the following types of programs while using a 3270-type terminal, you need to enable full-screen mode using a dedicated terminal:

Batch programs
TSO programs (using a separate terminal for debugging)
Programs running under UNIX System Services
Db2® stored procedures
IMS programs

A dedicated terminal has specific set up requirements so that it can interact with z/OS Debugger in these environments. Thus, the terminal is dedicated for use by z/OS Debugger. Users do not typically use it to access other services.