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ABP: Local Automatic Breakpoint Option

The local ABP option activates automatic breakpoints for a specified program, transaction, or terminal.

To set the local automatic breakpoint option, enter:

ABP=termid or ABP=*

termid

Specifies the ID of the terminal to which automatic breakpoint displays should be routed.

*

Specifies that the current terminal should receive automatic breakpoint displays.

This option overrides the global automatic breakpoint facility and is useful in a system where the global automatic breakpoint facility is disabled.

The local ABP option is also useful when you do not want the breakpoint display routed to the terminal where the program is running, or when the display cannot be routed to that terminal (for example, a non‑terminal task or a task running on a non‑3270 terminal). In these cases, specify the termid of the terminal to which breakpoint displays should be routed.

Remove the ABP option to deactivate automatic breakpoints for a specified program, transaction, or terminal. If a monitoring violation occurs, CA InterTest for CICS abends the task instead of halting it at an automatic breakpoint.