Compuware Xpediter

AUDIENCE: This course is particularly suitable for technical personnel who need to write, correct or maintain COBOL applications in a z/OS environment, where Compuware''s Xpediter is the installed debug/testing toolset.
PREREQUISITES: A basic understanding of z/OS, JCL, TSO/ISPF and the CICS environment is desirable.
DURATION: 1 day. Hands on.
OBJECTIVES: This highly practical course introduces Xpediter, its requirements and features in a structured way. Succinct classroom lectures link to extensive machine based exercises which reinforce the learning process.
COURSE CONTENT:
Preparing for Xpediter
Introduction
Structure of an Xpediter execution

Libraries and datasets used
DDIO
Loadlib
Allocate
Log
Script

Specifying the libraries to be used
Program execution
Unattended Batch mode
Interactive mode of execution
Use with:
CICS
IMS
DB2
Auto-rollback
Getting Started
Compiling the program
Modifying compilation options
Preparing the allocation list for batch execution
Invoking Xpediter
Supplying run time parameter values
Connecting to a CICS region
Viewing and setting PF keys

Using Xpediter Commands
Line commands
Primary commands
Inserted commands
Displaying the contents of data fields
Modifying data
Using MONITOR and REVERSE commands
Setting breakpoints before and after executing statements
Using COUNT to determine which lines were not executed during a test run
Scrolling
Using scripts
Using FIND
Testing values
IF
WHEN

Using SKIP to bypass program code
INSERT Xpediter commands
INTERCEPT
Keeping data fields and their values on the screen
Modifying data values
Find indirect
Impact analysis

Using Xpediter with CICS
Menu Structure
XPED and XPRT
Displaying the CICS program storage areas
File utility primary commands and line commands
Viewing and modifying CICS resources and tables
DB2 Easy Query menu