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There are four different ways in which you can go through the source code of a program you want to analyze:

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Execution Types in Debugging Mode

Single step

Use this option to execute the program statement by statement. This allows you to branch to other program units.

Execute

Use this option to process a program line by line. All of the statements on the current line are processed in a single step. This allows you to process the whole program.

Return

The Debugger returns to the point at which control is passed back to the main program. Use this option to return from other program units.

Continue

Use this option to process the program up to the next breakpoint. If there are no more breakpoints in the program, the system exits debugging mode and executes the rest of the program normally. For more information, refer to: Breakpoints.

Note Note

If you are at a CASE statement, the system will branch to the corresponding WHEN block when you choose Single Step.

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