D735 z/OS Debug Tool for Enterprise COBOL

z/OS Debug Tool for Enterprise COBOL - Topical Outline

Introduction to the Debug Tool

Allocation

Invocation

Computer Exercise: Setting up to Use the Debug Tool

The Session Panel

Basic Commands

AT/ CLEAR

GO / GOTO / RUNTO / STEP

LIST

QUIT / QQUIT

Computer Exercise: Introducing the Debug Tool

Managing the screen

SCROLL

PANEL

Session colors

Session layout

Session listings

Session profile control

WINDOW

Function keys

RETRIEVE

FIND

Advanced breakpoints

Command lists

ENABLE / DISABLE

TRIGGER

Changing variables - MOVE, SET, COMPUTE

Tracking variables - MONITOR

Computer Exercise: Tailoring the screen and using advanced breakpoints

Debug Tool variables, expressions, and built-in functions

Debug Tool procedures

PROCEDURE

CALL

COBOL language subset commands

EVALUATE

PERFORM

CALL

Working with pointers

%PATHCODE

Computer Exercise: Using the Language Subset

Session control commands

SET

QUERY

Prefix commands

AT / CLEAR

DISABLE / ENABLE

QUERY

SHOW

Frequency counts

USE

Computer Exercise: Using Advanced Features

Debug Tool logs and restart

Miscellaneous commands

PLAYBACK

CLEAR

Comment

DESCRIBE

LIST CONTAINER and LIST STORAGE

ALLOCATE and FREE

CHKSTGV

LOAD

NAMES

TSO / SYSTEM

Computer Exercise: Restart and miscellaneous commands

Debug Tool in other environments

Miscellaneous issues

D735 / 2 Days

Materials version: V2.x

Course description
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