Exporting and importing profiles

You can export profiles in an export file and import from the export file. You can also import profiles or launch configurations from a workspace that was created with an older version of the product.

Exporting profiles in a file

Procedure

To export one or more profiles, complete the following steps:

  1. Select the profiles in the view. To select all profiles, you can also press M1+A1.
  2. Right-click and select Export from the menu, or click the Export icon (Export icon) in the view toolbar.
  3. In the Export Debug Profiles window, specify an existing directory and click Finish to export the profiles.

Results

A debug profile export file with the format DebugProfiles*.json is created in the specified directory.
  1. M1 is the COMMAND key on macOS, and the CTRL key on most other platforms. M2 is the SHIFT key.

Importing from an export file

Procedure

To import from a debug profile export file, complete the following steps:

  1. Right-click and select Import from the menu, or click the Import icon (Import icon) in the view toolbar.
  2. In the Import Debug Profiles window, select CICS and/or non-CICS profiles.
  3. In the Export File field, specify a debug profile export file. Alternatively, use Browse to search for the file. The file name of an export file is in the format DebugProfiles*.json.
  4. Click Finish to import the profiles to the view.
    If a profile that is being imported has the same name as an existing profile, its name is updated as part of the import process to prevent overwriting the existing profile.

Importing from a workspace

Procedure

To import profiles or launch configurations from a workspace that was created with an older version of the product, complete the following steps:

  1. Right-click and select Import from the menu, or click the Import icon (Import icon) in the view toolbar.
  2. In the Import Debug Profiles window, select DTCN profiles, DTSP profiles, launch configurations..
  3. In the Workspace field, specify a workspace path. Alternatively, use Browse to search for the workspace directory.
  4. Click Finish to complete the import operation.
    The import operation scans the workspace for any DTCN or DTSP profiles created with Debug Tool plug-ins, and for any Remote CICS Application, Remote Db2 Application and Remote IMS Application launch configurations. The found profiles or launch configurations are migrated and imported into the z/OS Debugger Profiles view. If a profile or launch configuration that is being imported has the same name as an existing profile, its name is updated as part of the import process to prevent overwriting the existing profile.