Breakpoint Activities › The Backtrace Facility

The Backtrace Facility

The Backtrace facility lets you view the logic flow of your program. It is designed to answer the question, "How did I get to this point?"

The Backtrace facility enables you to do the following tasks:

• View the Backtrace Summary for a summary of the program's execution path
• View the Source Listing Backtrace for a statement‑by‑statement look at the program's execution path
• Use special PF keys to trace the program's execution path
• Reposition the source listing to view the program's execution path from different backtrace positions

In addition to the Backtrace PF keys, all other source listing options (such as the Keep window), setting and removing breakpoints, and the ability to scroll backward and forward from the current position are available in the Backtrace facility.