This document contains a complete listing of IBM z/OS Debugger fixes with the most recent fix at the top.
IBM z/OS Debugger is delivered in many products. For more information, see Products that include IBM z/OS Debugger.
To get started installing and configuring IBM z/OS Debugger, see the IBM Host Configuration Assistant for Z Development.
Table of Contents:
| APAR |
Description |
| PH66667 |
The z/OS Debugger data set option in the JCL Generation preference page or the z/OS Batch Application using existing JCL dialog fails to locate an existing MVS library. |
| PH65122 |
Code coverage collection using Remote Debug Service takes a few minutes to complete. |
| PH64910 |
IMS Isolation Debug Profile Editor does not update the relevant fields when the user logs into a new connection. |
| Refer to Summary of changes to see new function provided in IBM z/OS Debugger. |
Host z/OS Debugger 17.0.2
| APAR |
Description |
| PH65178 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v17.0.2 Host - English |
| PH65179 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v17.0.2 Host - Japanese |
| Refer to Summary of changes to see new function provided in IBM z/OS Debugger. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH65594 |
Debug profile editor blocks changes when the connection is not established beforehand, requiring the editor to be closed and reopened to make updates. |
| PH64608 |
Launch configurations generate an invalid TEST runtime option when using a preferences file in a PDS form. |
| PH64398 |
Code Coverage PDF report export dialog throws an error when an executable line filter is specified and IncludeSource is set to true. |
| PH64024 |
Headless Code Coverage collector cleans the output directory when an error is thrown during the collection. |
| PH64012 |
Launching a z/OS Batch Application with a local JCL throws an unexpected error. |
| PH64011 |
Launching a z/OS Batch Application with a local JCL uses an invalid base JCL path. |
Host z/OS Debugger 17.0.1
| APAR |
Description |
| PH63716 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v17.0.1 Host - English |
| PH63717 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v17.0.1 Host - Japanese |
Host z/OS Debugger 17.0.0 UI99647 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH64692 |
Debugger authorization errors with EQADTOOL.** generic profiles. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH63148 |
Code coverage PDF report is empty when a filter is specified in the Export dialog. |
| PH62761 |
Debug profiles are not restored upon workbench restart after creating an IMS Isolation profile. |
| PH62750 |
Code coverage report export dialog clears "Result File Name" field when selected. |
| PH62439 |
Code coverage PDF report with many results shows overlapping texts in the footer. |
| PH62076 |
Debug console does not display bi-directional variable data correctly. |
| PH61761 |
Code coverage comparison menu is only visible when starting Eclipse in English. |
Host z/OS Debugger 17.0.0
Table of Contents:
| APAR |
Description |
| PH65594 |
Debug profile editor blocks changes when the connection is not established beforehand, requiring the editor to be closed and reopened to make updates. |
| PH65122 |
Code coverage collection using Remote Debug Service takes a few minutes to complete. |
| PH64910 |
IMS Isolation Debug Profile Editor does not update the relevant fields when the user logs into a new connection. |
| PH64608 |
Launch configurations generate an invalid TEST runtime option when using a preferences file in a PDS form. |
| PH64398 |
Code Coverage PDF report export dialog throws an error when an executable line filter is specified and IncludeSource is set to true. |
| PH64024 |
Headless Code Coverage collector cleans the output directory when an error is thrown during the collection. |
| Refer to Summary of changes to see new function provided in IBM z/OS Debugger. |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.7 UO03076, UO03077 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH64067 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.7 Host - English |
| PH64068 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.7 Host - Japanese |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.6.2 UO02319, UO02321 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH65234 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.6.2 Host - English |
| PH65236 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.6.2 Host - Japanese |
| This PTF also provides features and fixes for IBM Test Accelerator for Z 1.0.2. See Release Notes for more details. |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.6 UI99629 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH64719 |
Debugger authorization errors with EQADTOOL.** generic profiles. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH56981 |
Japanese characters replaced with "#" in Code Coverage pdf output. |
| PH63148 |
Code coverage PDF report is empty when a filter is specified in the Export dialog. |
| PH62761 |
Debug profiles are not restored upon workbench restart after creating an IMS Isolation profile. |
| PH62750 |
Code coverage report export dialog clears "Result File Name" field when selected. |
| PH62439 |
Code coverage PDF report with many results shows overlapping texts in the footer. |
| PH62076 |
Debug console does not display bi-directional variable data correctly. |
| PH61761 |
Code coverage comparison menu is only visible when starting Eclipse in English. |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.6 UI98962, UI98964 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH62817 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.6 Host - English |
| PH62818 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.6 Host - Japanese |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.5.1 UI98062, UI98063 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH61818 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.5.1 Host - English |
| PH61819 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.5.1 Host - Japanese |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.5 UI97270, UI97271 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH60292 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.5 Host - English (Pre-REQs PTF UI96037) |
| PH60293 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.5 Host - Japanese |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH58608 |
Code Coverage results view contains incorrect translation for "line" |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.4 UI96037, UI96038 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH57538 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.4 Host - English |
| PH57539 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.4 Host - Japanese |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH59830 |
Debug session may hang when variables view is in focus. |
| PH59431 |
Unable to proceed with debugging due to step selection dialog when using a single step debug jcl. |
| PH58608 |
Code Coverage results view contains incorrect translation for "line" |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.3 UI93992, UI93993 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH55033 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.3 Host - English |
| PH55034 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.3 Host - Japanese |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH56981 |
Japanese characters replaced with "#" in Code Coverage pdf output. |
| PH56715 |
Incorrect user information displayed in IMS ISO profile when using ADFz common components server. |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.2 UI92124, UI92125 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH53166 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.2 Host - English |
| PH53168 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0.2 Host - Japanese |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH53085 |
German Headless Code Coverage help text is not formatted |
| PH53931 |
Code Coverage Service puts temporary files in the /tmp directory. |
| PH53076 |
JAVA.LANG.INDEXOUTOFBOUNDSEXCEPTION error during startup of a remote PL1 or COBOL debug session |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH52930 |
Select Property Group dialog does not show the OK button where there are many property groups. |
| PH51653 |
Debug Profile Service revokes access when user is enrolled into MFA after successful RSE sign-in. |
| PH51577 |
Code Coverage Results view creates multiple login windows for remote result locations when the workbench is started up. |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.0.1 UI83050, UI83051 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH50162 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0 Host - English |
| PH50163 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v16.0 Host - Japanese |
Host z/OS Debugger 16.0.0
| APAR |
Description |
| PH49970 |
Code Coverage annotations do not appear in program source with the LPEX editor. |
| PH49588 |
Code coverage results view status is incorrect when threshold is modified and the Eclipse IDE is restarted. |
| PH49481 |
Profile Management only displays the first 10 profiles per CICS region. |
| PH49439 |
CICS Profile form hint is repeated twice. |
| PH48068 |
Mix of secured RSE and unsecured Debug Manager works in IDz v14, but fails in IDz v15. |
| PH47054 |
Using non-English special characters in CICS profile terminal id field does not get saved correctly in DTCN. |
| PH39333 |
Visual Debug fails with PL1 parser errors when lines are concatenated or uses a non-default logical OR character. |
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Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.9 UI96641, UI96646, UI96647 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH58404 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English |
| PH58405 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH58406 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.8 UI94608, UI94609, UI94610 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH54517 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English (Pre-REQs UI79592) |
| PH54518 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH54519 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH56715 |
Incorrect information displayed in IMS ISO Profile user column when using ADFz Common Components Server. |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.7 UI91717, UI91718, UI91719 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH50796 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English (Pre-REQs UI79592) |
| PH50797 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH50798 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.6 UI83179, UI83180, UI83181 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH46537 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English |
| PH46538 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH46539 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH53085 |
German Headless Code Coverage help text is not formatted |
| PH53076 |
JAVA.LANG.INDEXOUTOFBOUNDSEXCEPTION error during startup of a remote PL1 or COBOL debug session |
| PH52387 |
COBOL debugging that uses v16 host z/OS Debugger results in the Debugger Editor, which does not have an outline view and does not tokenize the code. |
| PH51653 |
Users enrolled into Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) get revoked by sign-ins from the EQAPROF services. |
| PH51577 |
Code Coverage Results view creates multiple login windows for remote result locations. |
| PH53931 |
Code Coverage Service puts temporary files in the /tmp directory. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH49970 |
Code Coverage annotations do not appear in program source in the LPEX editor. |
| PH49588 |
Code coverage results view status is incorrect when threshold is modified and the Eclipse IDE is restarted. |
| PH49481 |
Profile Management displays only the first 10 profiles per CICS region. |
| PH49439 |
CICS Profile form hint is repeated twice. |
| PH48068 |
Mix of secured RSE and unsecured Debug Manager works in IDz v14, but fails in IDz v15. |
| PH47054 |
Using non-English special characters in CICS profile terminal id field does not get saved correctly in DTCN. |
| PH39333 |
Visual Debug fails with PL/I parser errors when lines are concatenated or that uses non-default logical OR character. |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.5 UI80583, UI80584, UI80585 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH44642 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English (Pre-REQs PTF UI79592) |
| PH44643 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH44644 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH45787 |
If paragraph or section names use lower case letter, Visual Debug does not display the correct execution flow. |
| PH44477 |
Eclipse 15.0.3 IDE on linux, does not display the Debug Profile Editor correctly when resized. |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.4 UI79592, UI79593, UI79595 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH42583 |
Remote Debug Service (EQARMTD) fails to start (Doc only) |
| PH41516 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English |
| PH41517 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH41518 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH43703 |
Using Eclipse 15.0.3 IDE and opening a specific Java code coverage result from the Code Coverage Results view causes the workbench to hang. |
| PH41234 |
Setting a fully qualified command data set or preferences data set in a Property Group, launch configuration or the JCL Generation preference page, generates an invalid TEST runtime option because the data set is not prefixed with '-'. |
| PH43996 |
On Linux, the dialog for setting z/OS Batch Application using existing JCL, table for Step is not visible. Resizing the dialog is needed to make the table visible and display correctly. |
| Refer to Summary of changes to see new function provided in IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.3 UI77924, UI77925, UI77929 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH41774 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English |
| PH41775 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH41776 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.3 (PE) UI77786, UI77787, UI77788 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH38080 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English |
| PH38081 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH38082 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH37923 |
Generating JCL using a property group results in a port of -1 in the TEST runtime option when the Debug Manager is not running, and the Debug Daemon is not listening. |
| PH38360 |
Remote debugging 64-bit PLI program with standard mode debug engine has performance issue and uses large CPU usage. |
| PH39352 |
Changing the region of a CICS profile, which is already activated, does not deactivate the profile in the original region. |
| PH40431 |
The button to activate for code coverage when editing a CICS Profile, is enabled only after opening a non-CICS profile. |
| PH41418 |
Code coverage results are not generated when PL/I source contains sequence numbers and comments, which span more than one line. |
| Refer to Summary of changes to see new function provided in IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.2 UI75882, UI75884, UI75885 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH34971 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English |
| PH34973 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH34974 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
15.0.2 Eclipse IDE
| APAR |
Description |
| PH37632 |
Installing IDz's Eclipse IDE P2 installation with IBM Application Performance Analyzer (APA) and Fault Analyzer (FA) results in errors related to com.ibm.pdtools.debutool.bjfd. |
| Refer to Summary of changes to see new function provided in IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 |
Host z/OS Debugger 15.0.1 UI74527, UI74258, UI74259 PTF
| APAR |
Description |
| PH31381 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - English |
| PH31382 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Japanese |
| PH31383 |
IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 Host - Korean |
| Refer to Summary of changes to view details on the latest host update for IBM z/OS Debugger. |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH30130 |
Activating or deactivating a z/OS Debugger profile does not attempt an unsecured connection when the secured connection fails. |
| PH30237 |
On the Linux platform, the Step table in the z/OS Batch Application with existing JCL launch configuration does not appear until the dialog is resized. |
| PH30793 |
The preferences to hide debug messages cannot be shared with push-to-client. |
| PH31329 |
Running or debugging with "z/OS batch application with existing JCL" causes Null Pointer Exception when JCL has more than one CEEOPTS DD statement after JCL null-statement //. |
| PH32769 |
Generated code coverage result contains source when run with option savesource=false. |
| PH32903 |
When starting Eclipse IDE in a language other than English, opening the following dialogs: Add Result Location, Export Result, Import Result results in NullPointerException error. |
| PH32937 |
Code coverage results are incorrect when a program is called multiple times and the module is loaded and unloaded. |
| PH33029 |
Result of imported or newly added code coverage result is not correct. |
| PH33399 |
When prompted for steps on launching a z/OS Batch application with existing JCL, the steps table displays steps after JCL null-statement. |
| PH33925 |
When setting a stack pattern breakpoint that includes main program node on Visual Debug, the stack pattern breakpoint is not hit. |
| PH34918 |
Code Coverage results cannot be opened, and the following message is visible instead: The webpage cannot be found. |
| PH34902 |
When Debug Profile Service's secured port is set to empty or not configured, users are unable to create z/OS Debugger Profiles and the following message appears: Problem occurred: 'Update debug profile API server status' has encountered a problem. |
| Refer to Summary of changes to see new function provided in IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH24902 |
Source from Code Coverage Report incorrectly displays syntax errors. |
| PH26069 |
SonarQube report is not generated by headless code coverage when the source is not saved by using the -savesource option, or not found by z/OS Debugger. |
| PH26194 |
When using the MVS Batch Application launch configurations, the step names do not display national language characters properly and debug sessions cannot be launched. |
| PH26464 |
Generating JCL for code coverage that uses a property group where more than one source lookup data set is defined, results in a null pointer error and no JCL is generated. |
| PH26863 |
Property groups incorrectly flag valid VADSCPXXX values for Command data set in the Debug options on the Run tab as an invalid data set. |
| PH27715 |
During a remote debug session, the Edit Breakpoint dialog does not appear when attempting to modify a breakpoint. |
| PH28079 |
When running headless code coverage with the SonarQube export option, the SonarQube result is in the main output directory, instead of a subdirectory. |
| PH29313 |
Creating debug profiles by using the Debug Profile Editor, fail to activate when the password specified is mixed case and the host passwords are case-sensitive. |
| Refer to Summary of changes to see new function provided in IBM z/OS Debugger v15.0 |
5.4.0 VS Code IDE
| Refer to What's new to see new function provided in IBM Z Open Debug |
5.1.1 IBM Developer for z/OS on Cloud
| Refer to What's new to see new function provided in IBM Developer for z/OS on Cloud |
| APAR |
Description |
| PH34335 |
There are no instructions on adding self-signed certificate for connecting to Debug Profile Service without using the Chrome browser. |
IBM Debug Tool
To find the most currently available PTFs for IBM Debug Tool for z/OS Version 13 Release 1 and earlier, see Latest Debug Tool for z/OS Service Information.
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