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Inspect and Modify Auxiliary Storage

You can use CA InterTest to inspect and modify the following items:

• VSAM and BDAM files
• DL/I, DB2, and SQL/DS databases
• Temporary storage
• Transient data

You can inspect and modify auxiliary storage at any time, even if a program is executing. This capability lets you maintain files and databases without writing one‑time programs. You can perform any VSAM, BDAM, or DL/I function and most SQL functions. The ability to inspect and modify auxiliary storage when a program is stopped at a breakpoint lets you change test data in the middle of a test session.

Any changes you make are permanent; that is, changes to the file remain after the test session ends.