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Use Verify and Change Data

Another way of changing storage is to specify the starting byte of the area you want to change using the COBOL name or Special element field. Enter the new data in the New data field. It is a good idea, though not required, to enter the current data in the Existing data field. If you do, CORE verifies the field contents before making the data change. If the verification fails, CA InterTest for CICS informs you, and the change is not made.

Specify existing and new data as follows: as a character string (C'...'), hexadecimal value (X'...'), packed data (P'value'), a binary fullword (F'value'), or a binary halfword (H'value') where the value is a decimal number optionally preceded by a plus (+) or minus (‑) sign. If no sign is specified, it defaults to +.