VS COBOL II interactive debug (option 5.10)

Before you can run VS COBOL II interactive debug in batch, you must first perform these tasks in the order shown:

Compile the program using the VS COBOL II compiler (option 4.2 or option 5.2) with the TEST and RESIDENT options.
Use the linkage editor (option 4.7 or option 5.7) to generate an output load module, which VS COBOL II interactive debug will use as input.

The VS COBOL II Interactive Debug panel is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. VS COBOL II Interactive Debug panel (ISRJP10)

   Menu  RefList  Utilities  Help
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                         VS COBOL II Interactive Debug
                                                                    More:     +
 ISPF Library:
    Project . . . LSACKV  
    Group . . . . PRIVATE   (Type = LOAD assumed)
    Member  . . .           (Blank or pattern for member selection list)

 Other Partitioned or Sequential Data Set:
    Data Set Name  . .                                                         

 List ID . . . . . . .           (Blank for hardcopy)
 SYSOUT class  . . . . A                (If hardcopy requested)

 Debug command data set:
        ===>                                                                

 Additional input libraries:
        ===>                                                                  
        ===>                                                                  
 Command ===>                                                                  
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
 F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

All the fields on this panel are explained in the "ISPF Libraries and Data Sets" topic of the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I except List ID, which is explained in List data sets, "Additional input libraries", which is explained in Input data sets, and here:

Note: For VS COBOL II interactive debug, any additional input libraries that you enter to complete the search sequence must be LOAD libraries only.

Debug command data set: In the "Debug command data set" field, enter the name of the data set that contains the DEBUG command that you want VS COBOL II interactive debug to enter during batch processing. See VS COBOL II Application Programming Debugging Guide for more information.