Modify Items in the Session Data View

You can review, modify, or remove items from the Session Data view. The Session Data view displays the details for the item such as name, display value, hex value, and properties. Make sure that the Session Data view is visible on the CA InterTest main window. To display the Session Data view, click Window, Show Views, Session Data view.

Note: If data monitoring is in effect then you will not be able to modify the data values when you navigate the trace table.

You can modify data in the Session Data view using the following ways:

• In-line editing

  You can edit data in the hex value column for the item, and data in the display value column for elementary program variables.

• Data View Value or Memory Dump dialog

To modify the value of an item in-line

1. Click the cell (hex or display column) you want to update for the item.
2. Overtype the existing value. Use the left and right arrow keys to position the cursor.
3. Press the tab key, Enter key, or click anywhere in the view to exit the cell.

   After you depart the cell, the changes will be sent to the mainframe, and all related data views are updated.

To modify the value of a keyword DSECT elements

1. Double-click the item that you want to modify in the selected view.
   • If the selected item is the keyword DSECT, the Memory Dump dialog opens.
   • If the selected item is an elementary item within a keyword DSECT then the Data View Value dialog opens.
2. Select Hex value or Display value.
3. Enter the value in the relevant field.
4. Click OK to save the value and close the dialog.

   The Session Data view refreshes to display the modified value of the selected item.

To modify the value of an expression or a keyword DSECT

1. Double-click the expression or keyword DSECT.

   The Memory Dump dialog opens with the current data for the expression or keyword loaded in the dump section of the dialog.

2. Click the cell (hex or display column) you want to update.
3. Overtype the value.
4. Click Close to exit the dialog.

   The Session Data view refreshes to display the modified value.