A new graphical user interface to the system debugger was shipped in V5R2 and PTF'd back to V5R1. It supports integrated features such as call stack, local variables, monitors, hex memory display, threads display, breakpoint groups, saved program environments (i.e. saved breakpoints, programs, and service programs), fly-over variable evaluation with the mouse. This new user interface is written in Java, thus will run on many different platforms. It supports all of the languages currently supported by the green screen debugger: ILE C/ C++, ILE RPG, ILE Cobol, ILE CL, Java, OPM RPG, and OPM Cobol. The iSeries Graphical System Debugger offers a variety of start up modes such that all existing debug scenarios are still supported. The user can initiate debug sessions directly from the client user interface; or can register such that the STRDBG command from an emulation session initiates graphical debug instead of the traditional green screen interface.

The iSeries Graphical System Debugger has also been enhanced to support debug of PASE applications. All the integrated features that appear in the ILE debugger, also appear in the PASE debugger. In addition the PASE debugger has additional features such as: disassembler display, loadmap display, and support for multiple process applications (i.e. fork() and exec() of child processes). The iSeries PASE Debugger is sure to be a hit with users porting unix applications to the iSeries platform.