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Using enhanced traps (Code Debug CICS COBOL)

Setting Program Breakpoints gave an example of how to set a breakpoint to halt execution. In this section, we will create enhanced traps and discuss their affect on program execution and abends.

Enhanced trapping is an extension of regular trapping. A trap can be enhanced so breakpoints and abends are only taken when the specified condition is met. That condition can be a value in the initial COMMAREA (ICA), in a specific “big commarea” container (CONT+containername), MQ message descriptor (MQMD), or MQ message data (MQD). For more information, see the description of the Trap Summary screen (1.6 or 9.6) in the Code Debug CICS Reference Manual.

 

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