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Overview of Steps

To invoke indirect commands in your program, perform these steps:

1. Enter the statement numbers and indirect command statements on the Indirect Commands screen. To access the Indirect Commands screen, use Option #11 from a Source Listing screen, or select the Command option on the Program Monitoring menu.
2. Use the Monitoring Menus or Source Listing facility to set a breakpoint (unconditional, conditional, or request) where the indirect commands will take effect. As you set the breakpoint, you must access the Breakpoint Options menu and specify the first statement number of the Indirect Command as an option to that breakpoint. Option #12 (Bkpt Opt) on the Source Listing screen provides access to the Breakpoint Options menu.
3. Specify the terminal ID (terminal ID, .ANY, or .NO) or user ID for the indirect commands to take effect.

   The following section describes each of these steps in detail.

Note: Set the breakpoint and give the starting indirect command number before you code the indirect commands. The order is up to you. However, new users often find it easier to code the indirect commands first, and then attach them to breakpoints.