Debugging CICS applications from a workstation

There are two components to the debugging tools in this environment:

• The debugger client, which runs on the workstation. It is through the graphical user interface (GUI) provided by the debugger client that you interact with the application program. For example, you can use the debugger client to set breakpoints, to step through your program, and to examine the variables used by your program.
• The debugger server, which runs on the same system as the application program, and communicates with the debugger client.

You can debug the following sorts of CICS applications using a debugger client on a workstation:

• Applications written in a compiled language (COBOL, PL/I, C, C++)
• Language Environment-enabled Assembler subroutines
• Java applications running in a JVM
• Applications that use a combination of compiled language programs and Java programs

You cannot debug PLT programs using a debugger client on a workstation.

You can use the following as your debugger client:

• WebSphere® Studio Enterprise Developer
• WebSphere Studio Application Developer

For compiled languages and Language Environment-enabled Assembler subroutines, you can use the following products as your debugger server:

• Debug Tool

For Java programs, the debugger server is the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) executing in debug mode.