Starting z/OS Debugger from the IBM z/OS Debugger Utilities

Note: This chapter is not applicable to IBM® Developer z/OS® (non-Enterprise Edition) or IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack (Wazi Code).

The z/OS Debugger Setup File option (starts z/OS Debugger Setup Utilities or DTSU) in IBM z/OS Debugger Utilities helps you manage setup files which store the following information:

  • file allocation statements
  • run-time options
  • program parameters
  • the name of your program

Then you use the setup files to run your program in foreground or batch. The z/OS Debugger Setup Utility (DTSU) RUN command performs the file allocations and then starts the program with the specified options and parameters in the foreground. The DTSU SUBMIT command submits a batch job to start the program.

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