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View and Set System-Wide Options

Set certain options on a system‑wide basis from the Monitoring System‑Wide Options submenu (2.6).

Note: These options are password protected unless your site has removed this restriction.

There are six options to select from on this screen. The equivalent option used in single‑line commands is specified in parentheses. Type S next to the option to select it, and then complete the following screen. In many cases, you enter ON to set an option and OFF to remove it.

ABP Option: Automatic breakpointing sets the Automatic Breakpoint Facility for the entire system. Default. Breakpoint displays are routed to the terminal where the program is running. Specify a terminal ID to indicate where breakpoint displays should be routed for non‑terminal attached tasks and for tasks executing from non‑3270 terminals.

If you specify OFF for the ABP option, you might want to use the Special Options from the Program Monitoring submenu (2.1) to set the local Automatic Breakpoint option for one or more programs. The local Automatic Breakpoint option overrides the system Automatic Breakpoint option.

CKPT Option: Option Checkpointing instructs the Checkpoint Recording Facility to periodically record the status of CA InterTest for CICS monitoring so that you can use the restart feature. The first checkpoint occurs when the option is specified. Subsequent checkpoints occur at the end of the interval, specified in hours and minutes in hhmm format. The minimal time interval is ten minutes.

ITTRACE Option: CA InterTest for CICS tracing instructs CA InterTest for CICS to write trace records to the CICS trace during monitoring.

Purge breakpointed tasks (PURGE) instructs CA InterTest for CICS to periodically purge tasks halted at a breakpoint for longer than the specified interval. The first purge occurs when the option is specified. Subsequent purges occur at the end of the interval, specified in hours and minutes in this format hhmm. The minimal time interval is 20 minutes.