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Different Methods of Using CA InterTest for CICS

Novice CICS programmers will learn to take advantage of the many features of CA InterTest for CICS because it is not necessary to learn command syntax. Standard ISPF‑like menus and selection screens make it easy to access any component in CA InterTest for CICS at any time.

The ITST transaction displays the Primary Option Menu from which you can access any CA InterTest for CICS function.

    ---‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑  CA InterTest r8.5  PRIMARY OPTION MENU ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑------
 OPTION  ===>                                                                   
                                                                                
    1  Source             ‑ Display/select program source files/listings        
    2  Monitoring         ‑ Display/modify CA InterTest monitoring/activity     
    3  Main Storage       ‑ Display/modify CICS storage areas                
    4  Auxiliary storage  ‑ Display/access database/files/queues               
    5  Dump Analysis      ‑ Invoke CA SymDump CICS dump/trace capture facility 
    6  Product Help       ‑ Invoke CA InterTest product help facility
    7  Status/Maintenance ‑ Product status and maintenance functions        
    8  What's new?        ‑ Display information about CA InterTest for CICS r8.5
    X  Exit               ‑ Terminate menu processing                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                            CA InterTest for CICS r8.5                          
                                                                                
                    Copyright © 2014 CA.  All rights reserved                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 PF1 Help       2            3 End        4 Return     5            6           
 PF7            8            9           10           11           12   

Specially formatted displays and screens also enable you to bypass menu processing by using special commands or single keystrokes for the most frequently used testing functions. For example, you can instruct CA InterTest for CICS to set monitoring, breakpoints or display main storage simply by pressing a PF key or entering a single action character next to a line in your source listing display. A command line on the top of any Source Listing or Breakpoint display lets you access a main menu or a specific menu function by entering its fastpath syntax (=X.Y.Z).

More experienced users often find it faster to enter transaction‑based commands for LIST, CNTL, CORE, and FILE facilities directly.

Example

Entering LIST=COBDEMO directly from CICS immediately displays the Source Listing Display of the program COBDEMO, where you can quickly set breakpoints before you begin executing the program.

You can also mix and match different methods during a single test session to meet your testing needs.

For more information:

Menus and Displays