E735 z/OS Debug Tool for Enterprise PL/I

z/OS Debug Tool for Enterprise PL/I - Topical Outline

Introduction to the Debug Tool

Compiling and linking

Allocation

Invocation

Computer Exercise: Setting Up to Use the Debug Tool

The Session Panel

Basic commands

AT / CLEAR

GO / RUNTO / STEP / GOTO / JUMPTO

LIST

QUIT / QQUIT

Computer Exercise: Introducing the Debug Tool

Managing the screen

SCROLL

PANEL

Session Colors

Session Layout

Source Listings

Session Profile Control

WINDOW

Function keys

RETRIEVE

FIND

Advanced breakpoints

Command lists

ENABLE / DISABLE

TRIGGER

Changing variables - assignment

Tracking variables - MONITOR

Computer Exercise: Tailoring the Screen, and using Advanced Breakpoints

Debug Tool Variables, Expressions, and Built-in Functions

Debug Tool Procedures

CALL

PL/I language subset commands

Working with Pointers

%PATHCODE and %CONDITION

Debug Tool and PL/I Conditions

Computer Exercise: Using the Language Subsets

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

E735 / 2 Days

Materials version: V2.x

Course Description
Course Objectives
PL/I curriculum
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