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File and dump management for z/OS

Debug your zOS program dump fast!

One look at DumpMarvel and you'll never want to print another dump!

Want to debug your zOS programs faster?

New mainframe programmers to train in debugging?

Tired of waiting for printed dumps?

Not a problem with DumpMarvel to help you. DumpMarvel is an ISPF-based abend dump formatter and analyzer that helps you analyze a zOS application or system program abend quickly. zOS or MVS dump analysis become a breeze because you can find your way around the dump more quickly, locate storage areas you are looking for and skip irrelevant control blocks. For new programmers, it provides a more logical and less daunting view of a program dump. For experienced programmers, it increases the amount of information that can be obtained from a complex application or system software dump. Just some of the things you can do with DumpMarvel :

  • Point and shoot at an address - no more need for 'Find'commands to go to the address you want
  • Bookmarks let you jump to interesting places in your dump
  • Train new programmers to analyze dumps quickly, making them productive sooner
  • Work from a dump menu: no need to chase registers, offsets and pointers
  • Format register save area chains - find where you are and how you got here
  • Format system control blocks
  • Handle SYSUDUMP and SYSABEND dumps
  • Complete analyzer for quick zOS program dump analysis
  • Complete quick start tutorial
  • Context-sensitive help for all dump analysis screens
  • Works under TSO - no new environment to learn
  • No need for source code or extra compile steps
  • Works on any IBM mainframe running MVS or zOS

DumpMarvel runs under ISPF and is language-independent. It is particularly useful for assembler programmers who need to be able to follow chains of addresses but it can be used with COBOL, PL/I or any other language.

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Then you can see for yourself what a dump marvel DumpMarvel is!

Installation takes a few minutes which is nothing compared with the hours that DumpMarvel will save you on cracking dumps!

DumpMarvel is available in Australia from Generic Systems

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