You can set global and line breakpoints in any program in a batch or CICS project. A global breakpoint can halt program execution at any statement. A line breakpoint halts the program execution at a specific statement.
There are six types of breakpoints as follows:
You can set breakpoints in a program anytime before you execute the program, or after a program is halted at a breakpoint. You can set conditional, unconditional, request, and variable change breakpoints. You can only request a single-step breakpoint. Automatic breakpoints occur when CA InterTest detects error conditions.
An automatic breakpoint occurs when CA InterTest detects an error. The program execution halts because CA InterTest detected and prevented an error. When a program is halted at an automatic breakpoint, you can either correct the error or go around it.
A conditional breakpoint halts the program execution at the location you specify if a condition is met. Optionally, conditional breakpoints can be set to halt program execution at any statement if a condition is met.
This is a unique type of breakpoint that can be set on specific program requests. Setting request breakpoints differs for both batch and CICS projects:
For CA InterTest for CICS, you can set request breakpoints to halt the program execution prior to CICS commands, DBCALLS, user exits, and other program calls.
For CA InterTest batch, you can set request breakpoints to halt the program execution at program entry or exit, on labels, and DBCALLS for each program monitored in a session or for specific programs. For more information, see Set Request Breakpoints.
When you request a single-step breakpoint, the program execution halts after executing one verb. For more information, see Step Through a Program.
When you set an unconditional breakpoint, the program execution halts at the location you specify if program execution reaches that statement.
This is a special type of conditional breakpoint. The program execution halts at any location if the value of the specified variable changes.
Note: The variable change breakpoints for CA InterTest batch and CA InterTest for CICS may be similar but they have significant differences discussed later.