PH23248: IDZ DEBUG CONFIGURATION ADDS STEP NUMBER TO <STN> TAG LEADING TO EQAU999I BATCH STEP NAME DOES NOT MATCH <STN> TAG

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• On IDz 14.2.1, the user can create a Debug Configuration, by
  going to Run > Debug Configurations, and selecting MVS Batch
  Application on the left side to create a new configuration.
  
  On the initial JCL Options tab for the new configuration,
  if the user selects "Use JCL Generation preferences instead
  of a property group", and updates the Base JCL field with an
  existing data set and member containing JCL, a list of the
  steps is presented and at least one step should be selected.
  
  Then on the Remote Profile tab, after adding the load modules
  and/or programs to debug, if the user sets the Step option
  field to "Inherit from JCL Options" and under Remote Profile
  Activation sets the Action to "Synchronize and Enable", the
  &USERID.DLAYDBG.EQAUOPTS data set will be updated to include
  the required tags. However the <STN> tag will receive and
  invalid step number and a semicolon separating it from the
  step name, for example:
  <STN>2;BAS1
  
  If the user starts the debug session by clicking the Debug
  button, a job will be submitted but the debug session will
  not start. The job output will contain the following message:
  + EQAU999I BATCH STEP NAME DOES NOT MATCH <STN> TAG IN THE
  PROFILE DATA SET
  

Local fix

• Edit your &USERID.DLAYDBG.EQAUOPTS data set and remove the
  step number and semicolon from the <STN> tag. For example:
  <STN>2;BAS1
  Would be updated to only have the step name:
  <STN>BAS1
  
  Another workaround is to specify the step explicitly on the
  Remote Profile tab, by changing the Step option field to
  "Specify custom step", and filling the Step field next to it.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users who used Debug Configurations to launch program in     *
  * debug mode.                                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When setting delay debug information via Debug               *
  * Configurations, step name set is appended with the step      *
  * number and semicolon, causing delay debug unable to match    *
  * the correct step name.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The value of step name is now correctly set in debug delay
  dataset.
  
  This issue is fixed in the following products:
  IBM Developer for z Systems
  IBM Developer for z Systems Enterprise Edition
  IBM Developer for z/OS
  IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition
  IBM Z Open Development
  IBM Z Open Unit Test
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DEV FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels