IBM Z® Open Debug - Profile View

IBM Z Open Debug Profiles View provides a user interface in Visual Studio Code for creating and managing debug profiles, which can be used to trigger the IBM z/OS Debugger on z/OS applications.

Debug profiles can be used to tell IBM z/OS Debugger what applications or CICS transactions you want to debug. Profiles can be activated or deactivated to dynamically enable or disable the debugger when those applications or transactions are started.

Table of contents

• Prerequisites
• Configuring host connection
• Creating and activating debug profiles
• License

Prerequisites

• IBM Z Open Debug Profiles View requires the Debug Profile Service of the IBM z/OS Debugger to be configured and running on the z/OS host.
• Review the IBM Z Open Debug License Agreement, and terms and conditions for separately licensed code.

Configuring host connection

The connection to the Debug Profile Service running on a remote z/OS host is specified in the Visual Studio Code Settings. You can configure these settings by editing the settings.json file for your workspace or in the Settings page under Extensions > IBM Z Open Debug.

Creating and activating debug profiles

A debug profile is a set of filters which describe one or more z/OS applications or CICS transactions. Debug profiles can be activated or deactivated to dynamically control whether the IBM z/OS Debugger should be triggered when the application(s) or transaction(s) are started. Each user can have only one active CICS profile for each CICS region at any time. Only one non-CICS profile can be active on a z/OS host per user.

LICENSE

SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.txt