Adding support for the DTCN profiles APIs and views

In a DTCN profile, or a CICS profile, users can specify, for example, the program they want to debug on CICS. Remote users can create, delete, or modify a profile in the following ways:
  • Use the z/OS Debugger Profiles view to create and manage CICS profiles.
  • Add the Debug Tool DTCN Profile Manager plug-in to IBM® Developer z/OS® or IBM Debug for z/OS and use its DTCN Profiles view.
    Note: The DTCN Profiles view is replaced by the z/OS Debugger Profiles view. The DTCN plug-in is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
  • Write their own application that uses the APIs described in IBM z/OS Debugger API User's Guide and Reference.
  • Use the DTCN transaction in a 3270 session.

For the first three cases, you need to enable TCP/IP communication between the remote application and an HTTP server running in a CICS region on the z/OS system, as described in Defining the CICS TCPIPSERVICE resource. Then inform your users that you have enabled this support.

For the first case, to enable all the features in the z/OS Debugger Profiles view, configure Debug Profile Service for best user experience. For more information, see Adding support for Debug Profile Service and APIs.

For the second case, your users can find instructions for installing the Debug Tool DTCN Profile Manager plug-in in Using the IBM Debug Tool plug-ins. The Debug Tool plug-ins are not available in IBM Wazi Developer for Red Hat® CodeReady Workspaces.

For all cases, if you want users other than the profile owners to modify or delete DTCN profiles, see Defining who can create, modify, or delete DTCN profiles.