Mainframe, MVS and zOS Discussion

Hi guys

Can anyone help me how to edit in tracing (CICS)?

It is not clear what you are asking. It sounds like you want to edit trace output in CICS.

When we are tracing the output while debugging the program, can we change the values of the input?

Hello.

I'm presuming that you're using some sort of debugging software, in which case most of the ones that I have come across (both mainframe and non-mainframe) have the facility to alter the current in-storage data. How you do that will depend upon which debugger you are using. I've certainly done it in both IBM's and CA's debugger products. For example, IBM's Debug Tool allows you to use the "MOVE", "COMPUTE" or "SET" commands to assign values for a COBOL program, or, if you know what you're doing, you can enter hex values into the memory window.

If that's not the case, then it would be helpful to know a little more about what you're trying to do, how you are doing it, and which tools you are using.

I'm using expiditer.

Haven't seen that one since around 1997!

Page 5-11 of the Xpediter/TSO COBOL User Guide has a section on "Displaying and Modifying Program Variables". There's reference to a "PEEK" command that seems to suggest that the values can just be overtyped. It's a bit difficult for me to tell as I haven't had access to the product for over 25 years to try it!

Link to the TSO manuals: https://docs.bmc.com/docs/xpeditertsoim ... 97064.html
Link to the CICS manuals: https://docs.bmc.com/docs/xpeditercics/ ... 74068.html

Thanks zum13. Xpediter is very much in use. Even in my previous company, I used it.

Thanks for documents, PEEK and KEEP helped me.