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 V11.1.0.4:
- 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 V11.1.0.4:
- Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit
- 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 V11.1.0.4:
- One of the following Eclipse-based platforms:
- CICS Explorer (for Windows) V1.1.0.0, or later
- IMS Explorer (for Windows) V2.1.0.0, or later
- Debug Tool for z/OS Version 9.1 or later
The Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.4 is available in the
following national languages:
The following levels of software required to install the DTCN and DSTP plug-ins:
- One of the following Eclipse-based platforms:
- CICS Explorer (for Windows) V1.1.0.0, or later
- IMS Explorer (for Windows) V2.1.0.0, or later
- Rational Developer for System z V8.0.3.1, or later
- Debug Tool for z/OS Version 9.1 or later
Downloading Debug Tool Plug-in for
Eclipse V11.1.0.4
The IBM Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.4 can be
downloaded from the
Problem Determination Tools Plug-in website.
Then follow the IBM Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse link to the download page. The download file is called DT_plugin_v11104.zip.
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Installing Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.4 into CICS Explorer
The following steps are required in order to install the
Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.4 into CICS explorer.
- Extract all the contents of DT_plugin_v11104.zip to any writable
directory of your choice, for example, C:\DebugTool.
- Delete any com.ibm.pdt.debugtool.profile_*.jar file(s) inside of
CICS_Explorer_install_directory\dropins folder.
- Start CICS Explorer.
- In the action bar click "Help" -> "Install New Software".
- If a previous version of the Debug Tool Plug-in is installed,
click on "already installed" to display the list of current plugins.
Select the existing "IBM Debug Tool Plugin for Eclipse", "Debug Perspective for Eclipse 3.6" and any DTCN
or DTSP plugins (if previously installed), click "Uninstall" then "Finish".
Allow CICS Explorer to restart. Once CICS Explorer has restarted, select
"Help" -> "Install New Software" again.
- Click "Add".
- An "Add Repository" window should open.
- 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 "IBM Debug Tool Plug-in -> IBM Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse", the
"IBM Debug Tool Plug-in -> Debug Perspective for Eclipse 3.6" (if
the Debug Perspective has not previously been installed) and
(optionally) one of the DTCN and DTSP Plug-ins for Debug Tool
(depending on the installed version of Debug Tool).
- Click "Next".
- Click "Next".
- Accept the feature license agreement and click "Finish". There may
be a security warning for unsigned content. Click "OK" if this message
appears.
- CICS Explorer installs the Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse
V11.1.0.4. You will be asked if you want to restart CICS Explorer.
Click "Restart Now"
After CICS Explorer restarts, read "Getting Started Using
Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.4" 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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Installing Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.4 into IMS Explorer
The following steps are required in order to install the
Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.4 into IMS explorer.
- Extract all the contents of DT_plugin_v11104.zip to any writable
directory of your choice, for example, C:\DebugTool.
- Start IMS Explorer.
- In the action bar click "Help" -> "Install New Software".
- If a previous version of the Debug Tool Plug-in is installed,
click on "already installed" to display the list of current plugins.
Select the existing "IBM Debug Tool Plugin for Eclipse" and any DTCN or
DTSP plugins (if previously installed), click "Uninstall" then
"Finish". Allow IMS Explorer to restart. Once IMS Explorer has restarted,
select "Help" -> "Install New Software" again.
- Click "Add".
- An "Add Repository" window should open.
- Click "Local".
- Navigate to the directory storing the extracted files.
- Click "OK".
- Click "OK".
- IMS Explorer displays a list of features you can
install. Select the "IBM Debug Tool Plug-in -> IBM Debug Tool Plug-in
for Eclipse", and (optionally) one of the DTCN and DTSP Plug-ins for
Debug Tool (depending on the installed version of Debug Tool). Do not
install "IBM Debug Tool Plug-in -> Debug Perspective for Eclipse 3.6".
- Click "Next".
- Click "Next".
- Accept the feature license agreement and click "Finish". There may
be a security warning for unsigned content. Click "OK" if this message
appears.
- IMS Explorer installs the Debug Tool Plug-in for
Eclipse V11.1.0.4. You will be asked if you want to restart IMS
Enterprise Suite Explorer. Click "Yes".
After IMS Explorer restarts, read "Getting Started Using
Debug Tool Plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.4" 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 V11.1.0.4
The topic "Getting started" describes the steps you must
do to start debugging your applications with the Debug Tool Plug-in for
Eclipse V11.1.0.4. To open that topic:
- In CICS Explorer or IMS 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 V11.1.0.4 in the help of CICS Explorer or IMS Explorer. Click "Help" -> "Help Contents". Expand
the topic "Debug Tool for z/OS client for Eclipse".
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.