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Running a Debug Session › How a Traced Program Executes

How a Traced Program Executes

When you step through the execution of a traced program, the following events occur:

  1. The application started in trace mode successfully attaches itself to the Diagram Trace Utility. A subset of the Action Diagram being traced displays in the PAD Code View editor window.
  2. The trace execution stops upon entering the initial Action Diagram before any code is executed. This is the default behavior.

Note: You can change the default behavior by clearing the option Suspend on initial entry in the Diagram Trace Preferences dialog or clicking the "Suspend on entry" toggle button on the debug view toolbar.