Setting the display device

When you have created a debugging profile for a compiled language program, but before you can start debugging the application programs defined in the profile, you must specify the display device with which you will interact with the debugger. You can use:

The display device becomes associated with a debugging profile when you activate the profile, and remains associated with the profile until you make the profile inactive.

You can choose when you specify the display device:

Specifying the display device before you make a profile active

Starting with the "List Debugging Profiles" screen, follow these steps:

  1. Press PF9 to display the "Set Compiled Debugging Display Device" screen.
  2. Complete the details of the display device that you want to associate with the profile.
  3. Type "No" in the "Display this panel on compiled profile activation" field.
  4. Press ENTER. CICS saves the display device settings, and displays the "List Debugging Profiles" screen.

The "Set Compiled Debugging Display Device" screen will not be displayed when you activate profiles; the settings you have supplied will be applied to all compiled language profiles when you activate them.

Specifying the display device when you make a profile active

Starting with the "List Debugging Profiles" screen, follow these steps:

  1. Press PF9 to display the "Set Compiled Debugging Display Device" screen.
  2. Complete the details of the display device that you want to associate with the profile.
  3. Type "Yes" (the default value) in the "Display this panel on compiled profile activation" field.
  4. Press ENTER. CICS saves the display device settings, and displays the "List Debugging Profiles" screen.

CICS will display the "Set Compiled Debugging Display Device" screen whenever you activate profiles for compiled language programs. The screen is initialized with the last settings you supplied. To change the settings:

  1. Change any details of the display device that you want to associate with the set of profiles that is being activated.
  2. Press ENTER. The display device settings are saved, and associated with the profile. CICS displays the "List Debugging Profiles" screen.

Related concepts
the CICS® Application Programming Guide
Related tasks
Using the application debugging profile manager 3270 interface
Activating debugging profiles with the 3270 interface
Related references
The List Debugging Profiles screen
The Set Compiled Debugging Display Device screen
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