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Data Display Area

The data display area is under the next and previous instruction line. In the previous example, it appears as:

23704968 00000000

This example shows only four bytes. However, when a larger data field is involved, the portion of the display can occupy the entire lower left corner of the breakpoint screen.

This area varies according to the type of breakpoint that occurred:

• Automatic Breakpoint. When possible, in the case of an automatic breakpoint, CA InterTest for CICS shows the area that would have been affected if the breakpoint had not occurred. This example shows the receiving field of the next instruction to be executed.
• Unconditional and Single‑Stepping Breakpoints. For these types of breakpoints, CA InterTest for CICS shows the area that was affected by the previously executed instruction, where applicable.
• Request Breakpoint. CA InterTest for CICS does not show the data display area for request breakpoints.
• Programmed Breakpoint. For a programmed breakpoint, CA InterTest for CICS shows the area designated by the programmer in the CALL PBP statement that caused the breakpoint to occur.

The format of the data display area is similar to the CORE transaction screen. Each line presents up to 16 bytes in both hexadecimal and character format. On each line, the address of the first byte in that line is shown (for example, 23704968), followed by the same contents in character format between asterisks, where non‑displayable values are shown as periods.