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Debugging across Jobs

You may want to use a separate job to debug programs running in your job or a batch job. This is very useful when you want to observe the function of a program without the interference of debugger panels. For example, the panels or windows that an application displays may overlay or be overlaid by the debugger panels during stepping or at breakpoints. You can avoid this problem by starting a service job and starting the debugger in a different job from the one that is being debugged. For information on this, see the topic on testing in the CL Programming book.