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COBOL and PL/I Symbolic Version Processing

When you use LIST=program or CNTL=ON, PROG=program to request a COBOL or PL/I program that has no previously declared breakpoints or monitoring options set, CA InterTest for CICS matches the most recently compiled symbolic file date and time to the load module date and time.

• If an exact match is found, CA InterTest for CICS automatically selects and displays it.
• If a match is not found, CA InterTest for CICS displays the Symbolic Version List from which you can either:
  • Select the appropriate symbolic file
  • Ignore symbolic processing for the program

    The Symbolic Version List screen might also explain the cause of the mismatch.

During Automatic Breakpoint processing, if a program has no previously selected symbolic file, CA InterTest for CICS matches the load module's date and time to a symbolic file.

• If an exact match is found, CA InterTest for CICS automatically selects and displays it.
• If a match is not found, CA InterTest for CICS automatically selects the first symbolic file containing the program and displays it with a warning message on the first Source Listing Breakpoint screen indicating the mismatch.

Once a symbolic file is selected for a program, CA InterTest for CICS continues to use the selected file and bypasses subsequent date and time matching until all declared breakpoints and monitoring options are removed from the program, or until a CNTL=NEW,PROG=program command is executed. The New Copy option is also available from the Program Monitoring menu, ITST Option 2.1.

For PL/I Programs

Successful date and time matching for PL/I modules requires PL/I programs be post‑compiled using the following:

• IN25SYMP from CA InterTest for CICS 5.3 or above (ESA systems) or CA InterTest for CICS 4.4 (non‑ESA systems)
• The PL/I compiler installed TSTAMP=YES option, which is the default

Note: If PL/I programs were compiled with IN25SYMP from CA InterTest for CICS 5.3 or 5.4 and the program contains arrays, the program needs to be recompiled with the IN25SYMP from the 6.0 release to display PL1 array variables during a program breakpoint.