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View and Change Main Storage Display from the Keep Window

When the Keep window is active, CA InterTest for CICS replaces the title lines for the CA InterTest for CICS options and PF key functions with expanded source display area. This is the No Titles format. The No Titles format lets you to use CA InterTest for CICS commands and the options and PF keys to perform CA InterTest for CICS functions.

For each item in the Keep window, CA InterTest for CICS displays the data name and its value in main storage in hexadecimal or character format depending on the SDF profile setting. Use the PF2 key to toggle between hexadecimal and character formats.

To request a main storage display, follow these steps:

  1. Enter d in column 1 to the left of the item listed in the Keep window.
  2. Press Enter to process your request. CA InterTest for CICS displays the main storage for the data item and all items below it in the same structure.

To modify data values using a pre‑formatted MOVE command, follow these steps:

  1. Enter m in column 1 to the left of the item listed in the Keep window.
  2. Press Enter to make the change. CA InterTest for CICS displays the MOVE command screen. For details, Display or Modify Main Storage (CORE) later in this chapter.

To change the values of the data items, follow these steps:

  1. Overtype the bytes displayed in the Keep window in either hexadecimal or character format.
  2. Press Enter to change the values that appear in the Keep window.

An effective debugging tool is to observe data values in the Keep window as you single‑step through execution using PF10. You may also have CA InterTest for CICS automatically repeat single‑stepping every few seconds. Use the Profile display to set the PF10 value for automatic single‑stepping.

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