This guide is for CICS programmers and the CA SymDump for CICS administrator. It describes the CA SymDump for CICS tools, menus, displays, and customization parameters and how to use to resolve program abends and other problems in CICS regions. CA SymDump for CICS provides efficient, online dump capture and analysis tools and a powerful CICS trace capture and analysis facility.
You can use CA SymDump for CICS with or without CA InterTest for CICS. When used with CA InterTest for CICS, you have all of the CA InterTest for CICS facilities at your fingertips to help you resolve problems. When used together, these two solutions are tightly integrated and feature more functionality than using CA SymDump for CICS alone. To identify the features of CA SymDump for CICS that require CA InterTest for CICS, look for this symbol:

Whether using CA SymDump for CICS with or without CA InterTest for CICS, you will notice that CA SymDump for CICS uses parts of the CA InterTest for CICS functionality for symbolic file management and the core screens. These screens contain the name CA InterTest for CICS in the title line for display purposes only—it does not mean that CA InterTest for CICS is installed or required.
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