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PH66884: SERVICE FOR Z/OS DEBUGGER 17.0.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • z/OS Debugger service 17.0.3 for
    
     IBM Developer for z/OS Enterprise Edition 17.0.3
     IBM Developer for z/OS 17.0.3
     IBM Debug for z/OS 17.0.3
    
     IBM Test Accelerator for Z.
    
    
    --- Features ---
    
    See "What's new in IBM z/OS Debugger" in the z/OS Debugger
    documentation for any new features, if any, included in this
    service.
    
    --- End Features ---
    
    
    --- Service ---
    
    -Host changes corresponding to client changes in PH64634.
    
     Code Coverage: Incorrect file path stored in CC result data.
    
     The file path contains the member name:
    
      <file path="src/AAA.BBB.CCC(PROGA)/PROGA.PROGA.cob">
    
     (PH68294 at 17.0)
    
    
    -ABENDS0C4 in EQARCL4 during debug session.
    
     The debugger is evaluating a variable defined  as the
     following
    
     VAR1                 PIC  N(150000000)
     and abends because a variable this size can not be evaluated
     (resource limitations).
    
     (PH66985 at 16.0)
    
    
    -Incorrect display of frequency count with more than 8 digits.
    
     When a count in a frequency report, in msg EQA1171I, exceeds 8
     significant digits, it is formatted with one or two random
     characters on the left and truncated on the right. The number
     123456789 may be displayed as *12345678.
    
     (PH67511 at 17.0)
    
    
    -CICS terminal hang if you hit PF3 - exit in an active debug
     session of a pseudo conversational transaction.
    
     (PH67986 at 16.0)
    
    
    RDS/CC fixes marked against 5724T0700
    
    
    -Code Coverage: Incorrect file path stored in CC result data.
    
     The file path contains the member name   :
    
     <file path="src/AAA.BBB.CCC(PROGA)/PROGA.PROGA.cob">
    
     (PH64634 at 17.0)
    
    
    For COBOL V5 and V6:
    FIXCAT KEYWORD: COB0501T/K COB0502T/K
                    COB0601T/K COB0602T/K
                    COB0603T/K COB0604T/K
                    COB0605T/K
    
    For z/OS Debugger:
    FIXCAT KEYWORD: DEBUGGER/K
    
    For z/OS 3.2:
    FIXCAT KEYWORD: ZOS0302T/K
    
    For CICS TS 6.3:
    FIXCAT KEYWORD: CIC0603T/K
    
    --- End Service ---
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * z/OS Debugger 17.0 users who need the                        *
    * features or have the problems described in                   *
    * the Problem Description.                                     *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * z/OS Debugger service 17.0.3 for                             *
    *                                                              *
    *  IBM Developer for                                           *
    *  z/OS Enterprise Edition 17.0.3                              *
    *  IBM Developer for z/OS 17.0.3                               *
    *  IBM Debug for z/OS 17.0.3                                   *
    *                                                              *
    *  IBM Test Accelerator for Z.                                 *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * --- Features ---                                             *
    *                                                              *
    * See "What's new in IBM z/OS Debugger"                        *
    * in the z/OS Debugger documentation for                       *
    * any new features, if any, included in                        *
    * this service.                                                *
    *                                                              *
    * --- End Features ---                                         *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * --- Service ---                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * -Host changes corresponding to client                        *
    *  changes in PH64634.                                         *
    *                                                              *
    *  Code Coverage: Incorrect file path                          *
    *  stored in CC result data.                                   *
    *                                                              *
    *  The file path contains the member                           *
    *  name:                                                       *
    *                                                              *
    *   <file path="src/AAA.BBB.CCC(PROGA)/                        *
    *   PROGA.PROGA.cob">                                          *
    *                                                              *
    *  (PH68294 at 17.0)                                           *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * -ABENDS0C4 in EQARCL4 during debug                           *
    *  session.                                                    *
    *                                                              *
    *  The debugger is evaluating a variable                       *
    *  defined  as the following                                   *
    *                                                              *
    *  VAR1                PIC  N(150000000)                       *
    *  and abends because a variable this                          *
    *  size can not be evaluated (resource                         *
    *  limitations).                                               *
    *                                                              *
    *  (PH66985 at 16.0)                                           *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * -Incorrect display of frequency count                        *
    *  with more than 8 digits.                                    *
    *                                                              *
    *  When a count in a frequency report,                         *
    *  in msg EQA1171I, exceeds 8                                  *
    *  significant digits, it is formatted                         *
    *  with one or two random characters on                        *
    *  the left and truncated on the right.                        *
    *  The number 123456789 may be displayed                       *
    *  as *12345678.                                               *
    *                                                              *
    *  (PH67511 at 17.0)                                           *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * -CICS terminal hang if you hit PF3 -                         *
    *  exit in an active debug session of a                        *
    *  pseudo conversational transaction.                          *
    *                                                              *
    *  (PH67986 at 16.0)                                           *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * RDS/CC fixes marked against 5724T0700                        *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * -Code Coverage: Incorrect file path                          *
    *  stored in CC result data.                                   *
    *                                                              *
    *  The file path contains the member                           *
    *  name:                                                       *
    *                                                              *
    *  <file path="src/AAA.BBB.CCC(PROGA)/                         *
    *  PROGA.PROGA.cob">                                           *
    *                                                              *
    *  (PH64634 at 17.0)                                           *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * For COBOL V5 and V6:                                         *
    * FIXCAT KEYWORD: COB0501T/K COB0502T/K                        *
    *                 COB0601T/K COB0602T/K                        *
    *                 COB0603T/K COB0604T/K                        *
    *                 COB0605T/K                                   *
    *                                                              *
    * For z/OS Debugger:                                           *
    * FIXCAT KEYWORD: DEBUGGER/K                                   *
    *                                                              *
    * For z/OS 3.2:                                                *
    * FIXCAT KEYWORD: ZOS0302T/K                                   *
    *                                                              *
    * For CICS TS 6.3:                                             *
    * FIXCAT KEYWORD: CIC0603T/K                                   *
    *                                                              *
    * --- End Service ---                                          *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Installations that need these features or                    *
    * problem fixes should install this service.                   *
    ****************************************************************
    New features and miscellaneous service.
    

Problem conclusion

  • New features and service available.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH66884

  • Reported component name

    ZOS DEBUGGER

  • Reported component ID

    5724T0713

  • Reported release

    H00

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2025-06-06

  • Closed date

    2025-10-16

  • Last modified date

    2025-11-03

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

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

    UO05369

Modules/Macros

  • EQASSPRD EQAS2PST EQA10SID BZU2CLCT EQA0SNTC EQA00CEM BZUX0202
    EQA04PST BZUF5214 EQAS0GFV EQA18QNS EQAS0GFU EQA10EMC BZUF5212
    EQA10PBK EQA00CEC EQA00CEE EQA00EHI BZUHCLCT EQAS0DBH EQANCDTR
    EQAS0DBJ BZUX0C02 EQA08PFM EQAS0DBG EQAR6OBD BZUX0C04 EQA10HRS
    EQA00GLV EQARCCDA BZUXVLTH EQA00CCV EQASPDBI EQA00XML EQA00CCX
    EQA10RET EQA05CUS EQA10FND EQA0SMSU EQA00IPD EQA00EHB EQAS0HKS
    EQAS0HKN EQA12CES EQA30PT  EQA0S9LB EQA10DMM EQA10QFY EQA12CEI
    EQA0CFUN EQA00REG EQA12LX1 EQA12CED EQAD3CSR EQA00XPR EQA0VEXE
    EQA10PDM EQAS0INT EQAS3PST EQA10AFS EQAS0MVS BZUWCLCT EQA0VAPR
    EQA13DCL EQAXTOP  EQA00CEX EQAAFSPS EQA08BLK EQA12SCN EQA0S0YE
    EQA0S0YC EQA00SET EQAS0GIV EQA00ABE EQAS0EH2 EQA00AEI BZUMSGEN
    EQAS5STT EQAS0FIN EQA07STT EQA17SYE EQA10TOG EQAS0DEH EQA10BKS
    EQA10BKT EQA14CAL EQAS0DEI EQA10BKP EQA10ER1 EQAS0SBM EQA10BKL
    EQA10ER0 EQA07EXP EQA0SINP BZUF5412 EQA00PBK BZUF7834 EQA10BKE
    BZUF7832 BZUFC412 BZUX0E0A EQAEV006 EQA0S4CN EQA00CIC EQA10BKC
    EQA10CMD EQA13SCN BZUF2020 EQA10BKD EQA00EMG EQA0COHD EQA00AEH
    EQAHCCSU EQATS9LB BZUX0E08 EQA05PST EQAS7BLK EQAS0EHI BZUX0E02
    BZUX0E06 EQAS0EHB EQA10GTO EQA00GPA EQAS5CUS EQA10NAM EQAS0CCV
    EQA00RES EQA00QCS EQA00CHG EQA12LXB EQAS0CEM EQA00GSV EQACSEXE
    EQAS0M99 EQA30STO EQASS0YC BZUHTABL EQASS0YE EQAS0CEE EQA00TMM
    EQA0VRUN EQA50FC1 EQA0SDBI EQA00PDM EQA0VICP EQA10AKA EQARCVND
    EQA00DMM EQA00QFY EQA13CEX EQA13LXB EQA0SCBP EQA0SLSE EQA00ENV
    BZUACNFG EQANIPSB EQAS0SET BZUAFREE EQAS0ABE EQA13LX1 EQA10BLK
    EQA0S4DS EQA14DCL EQA07CUS EQA00DLD BZUADCMP EQADCREP EQA10CND
    EQA10DPA EQA10DTC EQA14CEX EQA00BKP BZUFCLCT EQA00OEH EQA00OEI
    EQASVICP EQARCOBD BZUXCLCT EQA08CUS EQASSDBI EQA10DSE BZUVTABL
    EQA00ER0 EQA00ER1 EQA0YCUS EQAR6L4  EQAS5PST EQA08STT EQAR6PLI
    EQAS0CHG EQA10ALO BZUDTABL EQAS0QCS EQAS0RES EQA08EXP EQA00FRE
    BZURMSGS EQA00NAM EQA10BNK EQASSMSU EQASS9LB EQASCCOM EQA00TMX
    EQA10LAM EQAS0GPA EQA00GTO BZU2TABL EQAS0REG EQA0SXR1 BZUXPAID
    EQA10EXE BZUUCLCT EQA0SIPD EQA0XCUS EQA10MGF EQA14SCN EQAS7CUS
    EQA0CIC2 EQAOPTS  EQA10MGA EQAS0EMG EQASSCBP EQASXPMT EQAS0PBK
    EQASSINP EQA10MG0 EQA10QNS EQA10MG1 EQA18SYE EQAS7EXP EQA30PST
    EQA07PST EQA10LDD EQA14LX1 EQA10BPR EQA0VLNK EQANCREL EQA10BPP
    EQA10BPQ BZUDCPPX EQA00CND EQA00BLD EQA10ANL EQA10DTL EQAS0DLD
    EQA50XIO EQAS7STT EQA00BLK EQA10LCM EQA1S4LB EQA14LXB EQA10MEM
    EQA10CVC EQA0SDLD EQAS0GSV EQASSDU  EQA08PST EQASCEXE EQASXCUS
    EQA0SRGU BZUWTABL EQA00DTA EQA0S4LB EQA00DTC EQA00TSR EQAS0DMM
    EQA00LBL EQA00DSF EQA00AMD EQA10CUS EQA17DCL EQA00MDP EQA00OHT
    EQA00OHV EQA0SXU1 EQA10STU EQAYASSC EQA00OHB BZUXNARG EQANCABE
    EQA00OHC EQA00OHD EQA10STM BZUFFNCT EQA00OHE EQA00OHH EQA00OHI
    EQA0SQFY EQAS0GTO EQA00OHL EQA10EXX EQA30DU  EQA00BND EQA00LAM
    EQAS0NAM EQA0SCHG EQACSCOM EQA09CUS EQA10EXM EQA10EXN EQA00E40
    EQA00E41 EQA00TRA EQA0SXUT EQA00ALO EQA10LIN EQA00EXE EQA0SCL2
    EQA0SCL1 EQA00SRT EQA00KBM EQA00QNS EQA02PFM BZUF2404 EQAXOPT
    EQA00LDR EQA10ASN EQA0SXRI EQAS7PST EQA00LDU EQA00LDW EQA10QRY
    EQAD3XXT EQA00LDX EQA10QRZ EQA00LDY EQAYSMMN EQA0SEMC EQAD3UT1
    EQA00LDD EQA00TTL BZUDCLCT BZUFTABL EQARCL4  EQA00MEM EQA0VDBI
    EQA00ANC EQA00LCM BZUXCOPY EQAS0BLK EQA00EVH EQA10SVC BZUVCLCT
    BZUX020A EQA00DTL BZUX06XX BZUX0204 EQA0STKH EQAS0CND EQA00ANL
    EQA50VIO BZUXTABL BZUX0206 EQA00BPP EQA00RPB EQASSCHG EQA0VSDL
    EQA17CED EQA30INT BZUF0208 BZUZCLCT EQA00CVC EQA17LX1 EQA0VSDY
    EQA00POP EQA17CEI EQAPKCS2 EQA03PFM EQASSXR1 BZUXNUMB EQA0SBKP
    EQA10SYE EQACSTCP EQASSXRI EQA10SYC EQA0VRCD EQA17LXB EQA00CUS
    EQA12QNS EQAS0OHH EQACSINT EQA00CTX EQAS0DU  EQAS0OHC EQASYCUS
    EQA00STO EQA00STR EQA00TVT EQA00STT EQA00STU EQA10PRD EQA0S9YE
    EQA10PRC BZUAMSGS EQA0S9YC EQA0SUT1 EQA02BLK EQAS0BND EQA0SUT2
    EQA10LIT EQA13QNS EQA0SNAM EQASSRGU EQA00RUN EQA10MON EQA00NML
    EQASSDLD EQA10OSM EQA0VIOM BZULCLCT EQASSXU1 EQA00QRY EQAS0OHT
    EQA0SCLU EQAS0OHV EQAS0DSF EQA03BLK BZUAWREC EQAS0AMD EQANCDBG
    EQA0AIPD EQA0SCMD EQA17SCN EQAS0LDD EQASSEMC EQA0AIP4 EQA00RSV
    EQA18DCL EQASSTKH EQA0AIP3 EQA14CMS EQA0AIP2 EQA0AIP1 EQADCMGR
    EQAS0DTL EQAS0EVH EQA50REQ EQAS0ANC EQAS0LCM EQA00CVT EQASVDBI
    EQA0SBLD EQA0AIP6 EQA0AIP5 EQA04CMS EQASS9YC EQA0VCIC EQA14EVL
    EQA0SDTL EQA10OUT BZULTABL EQA10FCI EQASSNAM EQAS0MGA EQA00PST
    EQA0SRPC EQA10LOG EQASSXUT EQANMDBG EQA0SLDD EQA10CV  EQAS0KBM
    EQAS0QNS EQASSCLU EQA0SRQ1 EQA00RWD EQA0SRQ2 EQA0SRQ3 EQASS9YE
    EQAS2PFM EQA0SRQ4 EQAS0SRT EQA10FBP EQA14QNS EQAS0STO EQA00FA
    EQASSQFY EQAS0STR EQADCWB0 EQA0VDLI EQAS0CTX EQA10NRM EQA10VAT
    EQA04PFM EQA10VAR BZUUTABL EQA00LIS EQA00NMU EQAS2BLK EQA0SEXA
    EQASSCL2 EQA0SEXE EQASSCL1 EQA18SCN BZUKCLCT EQASAIP1 EQAS0POP
    EQA00GCC EQA0VRDR EQASAIP6 EQAR6DB2 EQASAIP3 EQASAIP2 EQASVSDL
    EQA00LMS EQASAIP5 EQASAIP4 EQA0STRE EQA00OSX EQA05PFM EQA0SCPU
    BZUZTABL EQAS0CUS EQA0SUTI EQAWSMPE EQASVRCD EQA12SYE EQA00DU
    EQA02CUS EQAS0STT EQASVSDY EQASAIPD EQA0CINF EQA00LLF EQAR6DBG
    EQA00LLH EQA18CED EQASSCMD EQA18LX1 EQA18CEI EQA02STT EQA00LLT
    EQA0SBPP EQA02EXP EQA00CV  EQA04BLK EQA00A64 EQADCCXR EQA0SDTC
    EQA0SRP1 EQA18LXB EQAS3PFM EQA0SRP2 EQA0SRP3 EQAS0RSV EQA0SLCM
    EQA0SRP4 EQA00LLC EQASSBKP EQADCCN1 EQADCVSA EQADCCN0 BZUAGETM
    EQAS0RUN EQA10LST EQA03STT EQA00HFS EQAS3BLK BZUAPARM EQA00GDV
    EQA03EXP EQA10LSE EQA05BLK EQASSUTI EQA30TKI EQASSCPU EQASSTRE
    EQA00LNG EQAHCC   EQA00GDD EQA00VAR EQAS3UT1 EQA00GDF EQA00LNK
    EQA00GDG EQAPAX01 EQA30DMM EQAPAX03 EQA00GDP EQASSUT1 EQAUVRM
    EQASSUT2 BZUCDEFN BZUKTABL EQA13SWC EQAS0NMU BZUJCLCT EQA10DAT
    EQA10XIF EQANCHAB EQASSBPP EQA10DES EQATIEXT EQAS0PST EQA0SEXN
    EQA0OIP5 EQA0OIP6 EQA0SEXP EQA0OIP3 EQA0OIP4 BZUCINFO EQA0OIP1
    EQA0PDBI EQA0OIP2 EQA10FIN EQASG006 EQA0SEXU EQA02PST EQASSLCM
    EQASSRP4 EQASSRP3 EQA0SEXX EQASSRQ1 EQAS0RWD EQA00GFU EQASSRQ3
    EQA00GFV EQASSRQ2 BZUASTMG EQASCTCP EQASSLDD EQANCRTO EQASSRPC
    EQA10DDT EQAS2STT EQA10HLS EQA10INT BZUAMOUT EQA10MVS EQA10INP
    EQA10MVO BZUACMPR EQAS0A64 EQASSRP2 EQASSRP1 EQA0SRSM EQAR6CDA
    EQA0S4YE EQA13SYE EQA0SDU  EQA00NTC EQA03CUS EQA0S4YC EQA00HKN
    EQA10M99 EQA00DCL EQA00LST EQAS0OSM EQA00HKS EQADCTSQ EQA00GIV
    EQAS2CUS EQA0VTSR EQA00LSE EQA04CUS BZUATABL BZUJTABL EQA00DBG
    EQAS0GDG EQA00DBH EQA00DBI EQA00DBJ EQAS0GDD EQA04STT EQAS0LNK
    EQASCINT EQASSRQ4 EQAS0LNG EQASSEXE EQA04API EQADXPMT EQA03ASN
    EQA04EXP EQA1S9LB EQA0OIPD EQA10IPD EQA0VRPR EQA00LRC EQARCDB2
    EQA0VRPT EQA17QNS EQA10CCV EQAS0LMS EQA10XML EQAS5PFM EQAS3STT
    EQA00DEH EQAD3PXT EQA00DEI EQA00FIN EQA12DCL EQA0SPRD EQA00EH2
    EQA05STT EQA14PRF EQAYVTAM EQA05EXP EQARCDBG EQAS5BLK EQA07BLK
    EQA02LOC EQA00SBM EQAS0GDV EQANXPOP EQA30TK  EQANCLDE EQAS0GDP
    EQADPITR EQA0VRMT EQAR6VND EQAXFOR  BZUAGAID EQA14SYE EQA03PST
    EQA00INT EQA10FLO EQA10SEV EQA10SET EQAS3CUS EQANMPOP EQASSRSM
    EQAWIFAS
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    ZOS DEBUGGER

  • Fixed component ID

    5724T0713

Applicable component levels

  • RH00 PSY UO05369

       UP25/10/24 P F510

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 November 2025