E735 : z/OS Debug Tool for Enterprise PL/I: Topical Outline

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 Debug Tool

The Session Panel
   Basic Commands - AT, CLEAR, GO, RUNTO, GOTO, STEP, 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

PL/I curriculum
Debugging curriculum
Course description
Course Objectives
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