3270 Web Bridge Support

The XPED, XPRT, and XPSP transactions can now be run using the 3270 Web Bridge, as shown in the following figure. Code Debug’s Web Bridge support gives you full access to nearly every Code Debug CICS facility.

3270 Web Bridge Support

Observe the following considerations when running Code Debug using the 3270 Web Bridge:

• When you are at another terminal, you cannot specify the terminal ID for a 3270 Web Bridge task when setting traps or creating storage protection or trace entries. This is because CICS assigns a different terminal ID at the start of each transaction run using the 3270 Web Bridge.
• When using the 3270 Web Bridge, remote tasks cannot be trapped because Code Debug communicates between remotely-trapped tasks and the owning terminal using START TERMID(xxxx). CICS does not allow the 3270 Web Bridge terminal to be the target of START TERMID.
• When using the GO nn command to step through an EXEC CICS SEND or EXEC CICS SEND MAP command in your program, you must press Enter, a PF key, or a PA/Attention key to continue execution.
• Code Debug’s slow stepping capability cannot function properly using the 3270 Web Bridge. If you attempt to slow step by entering the GO nn nn command, the specified number of lines will all be executed, with the specified delays, before the screen is redisplayed.

When using a 3270 terminal to debug an application running in a 3270-bridge environment, the terminal ID that is assigned to the bridge facility needs to be different from the terminal ID for the 3270 terminal where a debugging session is active. This makes sure the product properly handles CICS terminal control commands.