System requirements and
prerequisites
The following minimum hardware levels are required
to run the CICS Explorer
and are therefore applicable to Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0:
- CPU - Intel® Pentium® 4 or equivalent.
- RAM - 768 MB in addition to the operating system
requirements.
- Hard disk - 500 MB available space.
One of the following levels of Windows operating system software is required to install the CICS Explorer and is therefore applicable to Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0:
- Microsoft® Windows® XP 32-bit
- Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit
The following levels of software required to install the Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0:
- CICS Explorer (for Windows) V1.0.0.5, or later
- Debug Tool for z/OS Version 9.1 or later
The Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0 is available in the following national languages:
Installing Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0 into CICS Explorer
The following steps are required in order to install the Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0 into CICS explorer.
- Extract all the contents of DT_plugin_V10100.zip to any writable directory of your choice, for example, C:/DebugTool.
- Start CICS Explorer.
- In the action bar click "Help" -> "Software Updates".
- Click "Available Software".
- Click "Add Site".
- Click "Local".
- Navigate to the directory storing the extracted files.
- Click "OK".
- Click "OK".
- CICS Explorer displays a list of features you can install. Select the "Debug Tool Plugin" check box.
- Click "Install".
- Click "Next".
- Accept the feature license agreement and click "Finish".
- CICS Explorer installs the Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0. You will be asked if you want to restart CICS Explorer. Click "Yes".
After CICS Explorer restarts, read "Getting Started Using Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0" for instructions on how to display the "Getting Started" help topic, which has instructions on how to start debugging your applications.
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Getting Started Using Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0
The topic "Getting started" describes the steps you must do to start debugging your applications with the Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0. To open that topic:
- In CICS Explorer, click "Help" -> "Help Contents".
- Expand "Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse".
- Click "Getting started".
You can find more information on how to use Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V10.1.0.0 in the help of CICS Explorer. Click "Help" -> "Help Contents". Expand the topic "Debug Tool for z/OS client for Eclipse".
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Restrictions and limitations
CICS Explorer displays, by default, the Outline View, but you cannot use this view. You can close the view.
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Technical Support
This plug-in is available at no charge to all licensed users of IBM Debug Tool for z/OS V9, or later. It is supplied under the standard terms and conditions of the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) and of the associated License Information and other documentation, and provides a defect correction entitlement for those licensed users entitled to service for IBM Debug Tool for z/OS V9, or later. Service is available for this plug-in for as long as the IBM Debug Tool for z/OS product with which the plug-in is to be used is generally supported by IBM. In addition, IBM reserves the right to discontinue service on this plug-in when it is withdrawn from marketing by IBM. Please reference "IBM Debug Tool for z/OS" as the entitled product when contacting IBM and requesting support for this plug-in.