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Configuration of the Debugger Perspective

Window>Preferences>Run/Debug>Perspectives

Set Open the associated perspective when launching to Always. This will have the effect of causing the Debugger Perspective to open when clicking on the Debug toolbar button Debugger , or pressing F11.

Debug Perspectives

Window>Preferences>General>Keys

Debugger Hot Keys can be configured in the Window>Preferences>General>Keys interface.
Pre-set Debugger Hot Keys include:

Debugger Function Icon Hotkey Usage
Step Into Step Into F5 The Step Into function single steps through lines of code. The Step Into function enters paragraphs/subprograms that are the targets of PERFORM/CALL statements.
Step Over Step Over F6 The Step Over function can be executed when positioned on a PERFORM or CALL statement. The Step Over Into function causes paragraphs/subprograms that are the targets of PERFORM/CALL statements to be executed, and then Steps to the next line of code.
Step Return Step Return F7 The Step Return function can be executed when positioned inside a paragraphs/subprogram that is the target of a PERFORM/CALL statement. When executed, the rest of the code in the paragraph/section/subprogram is executed, and the program returns to the next line after the PERFORM/CALL statement.
Resume Resume F8 Resumes the execution of the program.
Debug Debug F11 Runs a source file in Debug mode. Select a program, and click on the Debug toolbar button or press F11. The Debugger Perspective is launched, a console window is opened, and execution is suspended on the first line of code in the procedure division, which is marked in the COBOL-IT Program View with an arrow indicator.Arrow
Terminate Terminate Ctrl + F2 Terminates the program being debugged.
Run Run Ctrl + F11 Runs the program, skipping all breakpoints.
Toggle Breakpoint Ctrl+Shift+B Sets a breakpoint where one does not previously exist, or removes a breakpoint where one does previously exist. Press Ctrl+Shift+B to either create a breakpoint, or remove an existing breakpoint. The Toggle Breakpoint function causes the Breakpoints View to be updated.
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