Save and Load Session Data

Visual Debugger allows you to easily store trace data from a session that you are currently debugging into a .trace file. You can load data without the need to re-run the debugging session or connect to a mainframe.

Save a Debugging Session

Follow these steps:

  1. Right click and select Save Debugging Session, or you can press S while the Visual Debugger View is active.
    Your debugging session is saved in a .trace file inside your workspace.

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    Save Debugging Session Screen

  2. The Save Trace dialog appears.

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    Save Trace Dialog

  3. Specify the name of the trace file in the field and click OK.
    Your debugging session is saved.

Load a Debugging Session

Follow these steps:

  1. Right click and select Load a Debugging Session. Alternatively, you can press L while the View is active.

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    Debugging Session

  2. Select the session you want to load from the Trace Resource Selection window and click OK.
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    Trace Resource Selection window

    Note: The projects currently being debugged are not listed.

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    Redrawn Debugging Session

    Note: Generally the positions of the nodes are not determined and can differ every time the graph is redrawn.

    The graph is redrawn to represent the loaded debugging session.