Language Environment® supports Debug Tool for z/OS®, an interactive source-level debugger. Debug Tool enables you to examine, monitor, and control the execution of Assembler, C, C++, COBOL, and PL/I programs on z/OS systems. The execution environments that it supports include batch, TSO, CICS®, DB2®, DB2 stored procedures, IMS™, and UNIX System Services. Debug Tool offers additional productivity enhancements when used with the GUI provided in IBM® Rational® Developer for System z®, WebSphere® Developer for System z, or WebSphere Developer Debugger for System z (all available separately).

Debug Tool also includes tools to help you identify OS/VS and VS COBOL II source code and to upgrade the code to Enterprise COBOL. In addition, it provides tools that can help you quickly identify and convert OS/VS COBOL code to ANSI 85 standard, as well as tools to help you determine how thoroughly your code has been tested.

For more information about Debug Tool for z/OS, see the Debug Tool for z/OS home page.