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Workspace IBM i
Categories RDi (Rational Developer for i)
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 8, 2017

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Service Entry Breakpoint conditionable on program variables.

A service entry breakpoint is currently on conditional on the program/cmodule called and userid.This is insufficient if the there are many porgrams invoked under the same userid. What is required is the ability to set a break point based on the values of the parameters of the program or procedure invocation. For example if customer id was passed in as a parameter. The developer may want to debug only if the customer id was a specific value.
This would require allowing the used to specify a condition on a service entry breakpoint, similar to what is supported for line breakpoints.


Use Case:

Just imagine 200 users using a Web Application for Order Processing, all under the same User Id like, DBA or SQLUSER. With such a tool I could set a SEP for the Test order or Customer Number and only enter debug for that unique job. Currently, RDi would give me 200 debug sessions for my SEP.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Feb 18, 2020

    Fixed by the following host PTFs:
    V7R3 PTF SI70844
    V7R4 PTF SI70888

  • Guest
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    |     Feb 17, 2020

    The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” LOW priority feature.

    Background: The CEAC members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

  • Guest
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    |     May 19, 2017

    In other words, we see the value of this, but this requires changes deep in the operating system. We are working on getting that in plan, but this will not be quick or easy.

  • Guest
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    |     May 18, 2017

    Although the theme of this request is consistent with our business strategy, it is not committed to the release that is currently under development.

  • Guest
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    |     Mar 24, 2017

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

  • Guest
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    |     Mar 12, 2017

    Arco and Thomas make a great suggestion. I develop code as DEVELOPER but I often debug code as PRODUCTION. It would be nice to be able to configure PRODUCTION as my default SEP profile. But having SEP simply remember my last choice would be great, too.

  • Guest
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    |     Mar 11, 2017

    In addition to Thomas comment it would also be handy if you could set a default debug user profile as a preference.
    For example 8 of 10 times I do have to debug a webserver job and have to change the debug user to QTMHHTP1 after setting a SEP.

  • Guest
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    |     Mar 8, 2017

    It was also great if you could enable an SEP for all users. Today setting an SEP accepts *ALL for the user profile but that does not work.

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