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Using the Keep Window

The Keep Window is a dynamic area located just above the highlighted header line on any display. You can copy any data line from any display into this area, causing that data line to remain in view even after you exit the display.

To add a data line to your Keep Window, first type KEEP on the command line, then place your cursor on the data line and press ENTER. Alternatively, if you have set a PF key for KEEP, place your cursor on any data line and press that key. The data line is added automatically to your Keep Window.

This is the Keep Window:

CA SymDump System V9.0 --------- Dump Tree ---------------------- Line 1 of 12
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System    XAE1            Asid      01FA            UserId    MIKED            
JobName   MIKED530        Date      2009/07/11      Time      16.08.53         
Program   DFHSIP          Offset    000AC970        Code      SM0103           
--------------------------------- (Keep) --------------------------------------
PSW at time of error:        078D2000 95DEF5F0      DFHSIP  +AC970             
   Reg 0  = 000000B8  PSA+B8             Reg 8  = 15EB67D8  E-PVT              
   Reg 1  = 16A42680  E-PVT              Reg 9  = 16A4270C  E-PVT              
   Reg 2  = 15EB67D8  E-PVT              Reg 10 = 16A4270C  E-PVT              
   Reg 3  = 95DEDDA8  DFHSIP+EDDA8       Reg 11 = 16A41D67  E-PVT              
   Reg 4  = 16A42580  E-PVT              Reg 12 = 0005C680  PVT                
   Reg 5  = 15DEEDA7  DFHSIP+EEDA7       Reg 13 = 16A42580  E-PVT              
   Reg 6  = 15DEFDA6  DFHSIP+EFDA6       Reg 14 = 007E1540  JSTCB-2F8          
   Reg 7  = 16A419E4  E-PVT              Reg 15 = 00000000  PSA                
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The size of the window is dynamic depending on the number of data lines added.

Note: When the window contains no data, it does not appear.

Each user has a separate Keep Window for each dump they view. The contents of each is saved in their user profile when a dump viewing session is ended, and is restored to the same state the next time they select the same dump for viewing. You can also use the KEEP command from the Dump Index display, which is maintained separately, it is not preserved across sessions, and cannot be viewed while a dump is loaded.