Setting up the agent for the z/OS filter

Before you can record and virtualize Db2® activity in COBOL and PL/I application on z/OS® systems, you must define an agent for the z/OS filter.

Before you begin

You must have installed and configured both components of the agent. See Installing and configuring the agent for z/OS.

Procedure

Select Db2 z/OS Agent Filter from the General menu in the Physical View.
Specify a name for the filter.

Note: If you want to record Db2® EXEC SQL statements from within programs that are running in CICS, on the CICS DTCN Filter settings tab select the CICS DTCN Filter Settings check box and provide the name of the CICS region.

As there might be many programs that run within CICS, narrow the list of programs whose EXEC SQL statements are to be recorded. For instance, it is a good practice to specify both a program (Load module) name and either the User ID associated with the running program, or the Client IP Address, or the Terminal ID from which the program must be initiated.

Note: You must specify the name of the data set that contains the DBRM that describes your programs EXEC SQL calls. The data set was produced when the program was compiled.
Choose one the following options to control which batch programs EXEC SQL calls are recorded, if you want to record EXEC SQL statements from programs that run as part of a batch job.
1. Select the Batch Job Filter Settings tab, and then select the Batch Job Filter Settings check box.
  
  This option causes the agent for z/OS to connect to the Profile Service in IBM z/OS Debugger whenever a recording session or a stub is started. The agent provides the Profile Service with the information from this tab. When a batch job is started with the value TEST specified in the CEEOPTS DD statement (this case is known as using IBM z/OS Debugger Delay Debug mode), the Debugger uses the information provided by the z/OS agent to determine whether to intercept Db2® calls.
  
  For example, the following filter instructs the IBM z/OS Debugger to only intercept Db2® calls from the program named MYPROG within job MYJOB.
2. Follow these steps to record a batch job without using the Profile Service in IBM z/OS Debugger and Delay Debug mode. As with the first option, you must create a Db2® z/OS agent filter.
  1. Select the Batch Job Filter Settings
  2. Select the Batch Job Filter Settings check box.
    You must update your jobs JCL to include the required CEEOPTS environment variables instead of depending on the Profile Service to determine which batch jobs Db2® calls are intercepted.
  3. To update your jobs, click Copy to copy the EQA_DBG_RIT_ID associated with this filter to your clip board, and then specify it as the value of the EQA_DBG_RIT_ID environment variable within your CEEOPTS DD statement.
    For more information, see the related links.
    Whether you decide to use Delay Debug mode and allow the Profile Service to determine which batch programs Db2® calls to intercept, or you decide to specify values for CEEOPTS environment variables, you must specify a valid DBRM data set name.
Click OK to save the filter.