Course Description

Interactive COBOL Debugging
with Debug Tool

This course: course objectives; course outline;
COBOL; Debugging; Topic list; Course list; Home page

Benefits

The student will acquire facility with the COBOL compiler in support of using the Debug Tool, and will also acquire facility with the Debug Tool.

Audience

Experienced COBOL programmers who are testing COBOL programs using the Debug Tool.

Prerequisites

The student entering this course should have experience coding COBOL programs, as well as experience in using ISPF/PDF, and a working knowledge of how to code JCL statements to run simple batch jobs.

Related IBM Materials

This course is drawn from these IBM manuals; access to them in the classroom is desirable but not required:

SC18-9302 - Debug Tool for z/OS, User's Guide
SC18-9304 - Debug Tool for z/OS, Reference

• Compiling for Debug Tool testing
  
• Debug Tool Full Screen Usage
  
• Debug Tool Commands
  
• Debugging Techniques

Exercises

There are six hands-on exercises.