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Dynamically Modify Storage

To modify storage, use the MOVE line on the Breakpoint-Related Areas menu.

The following example gives TASKNUM a value of zero through the entries shown in the MOVE From and To fields.

Note: CA InterTest for CICS specifies the field‘s length and data type.

   CA InterTest CORE COMMAND BUILDER  BREAKPOINTRELATED AREAS  (CORE=Bkpt)   
                                                                                
Specify area to be displayed, changed or moved:              Task number: 00136 
                                                                                
  COBOL name: ______________________________                                    
                                                                                
  Special element: ________  (Enter highlighted keyword)           
    SSCR Saved screen image   BMSG Breakpoint message       CMAR Commarea       
    FCAR Facility cntl area   EIB  Exec interface block     TUAR TCT user area  
    BLLS COBOL BLL CELLS      CWK  COBOL WORKING STORAGE    TGT  COBOL TGT 
    LCL  COBOL local storage  DSA  COBOL DSA     
                                                                                
SCAN VALUE: _________________________________________           DATA  FORMATS   
SCAN RANGE: ______             B to scan backwards: _          
                                                              | P' ' = Packed |
To VERIFY and/or CHANGE Data:                                 | X' ' = Hex    | 
Existing data: ______________________________________         | C' ' = Char   |
     New data: ______________________________________          
                                                                                
è  MOVE From zeros_______________________  To   tasknum_______________________
                                                                               

 PF1 Help       2            3 End        4 Return     5            6           
 PF7            8            9 Complex   10           11           12    

For COBOL programmers, using this menu is the easiest way to modify storage because it requires no knowledge of data formats, hexadecimal values, or internal storage representations.