IBM Tools Technology Update

IBM Tools provide an alternative to the mainframe development utilities and development provided by Compuware, Computer Associates, and Serena Software.

SYS-ED workshops explain and demonstrate:

• Key capabilities and featureset of IBM Tools.
• How the IBM Tools can be used with the GUI provided in IBM Rational Developer for System z, WebSphere Developer for System z, or WebSphere Developer Debugger for System z.
• How IBM Tools support batch, TSO, CICS, DB2, DB2 stored procedures, IMS, and UNIX System Services.
• How IBM Tools provide debugging of mixed-language applications in the same session.
• How IBM Tools can be used to provide the option of setting breakpoints in an application program, monitoring variables for changes, and watching for specified exceptions and conditions during program execution.