Recommended Duration:  2 Days

Benefits:  The student will acquire facility with the COBOL compiler in support of using the Debug Tool, and will also acquire facility with the Debug Tool.

Audience:  Experienced COBOL programmers who are testing COBOL programs using the Debug Tool.

Prerequisites:  The student entering this course should have experience coding COBOL programs, as well as experience in using ISPF/PDF, and a working knowledge of how to code JCL statements to run simple batch jobs.

Related IBM Materials:  This course is drawn from these and other IBM manuals; access to these publications in the classroom is desirable but not required:
SC18-9302 – Debug Tool for z/OS, User’s Guide
SC18-9304 – Debug Tool for z/OS, Reference