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DEBUG

The following parameters of this SYNCSORT control statement are supported in MFSORT and MFJSORT. To enable this support, set the MFJSENGINE environment variable.

Note: SYNCSORT emulation allows you to omit the equals sign (=) between a keyword and its bracketed parameters; for example, OUTREC(05:5,10).

          +------,-------+
          V              |
>--DEBUG--.--.---------.-.-----<<
             +-ABEND---+
             +-NOABEND-+
             +-ABSTP---+

In this COBOL system, the following parameter fields for this control statement are only parsed and ignored:

Parameter	Fields
DEBUG	`BSAM` `CFW` `NOCFW` `CTRx=n` `EFSDPAFT=(n)+` `EFSDPBFR=(n)+` `EQUCOUNT` `ESTAE` `NOESTAE` `NOASSIST`

Parameter

Fields

DEBUG

BSAM

CFW

NOCFW

CTRx=n

EFSDPAFT=(n)+

EFSDPBFR=(n)+

EQUCOUNT

ESTAE

NOESTAE

NOASSIST

Use the following table as a guide to help you understand the options that are ignored:

Symbol	Meaning
(...)	Options within these brackets are required.
[...]	Options with these brackets are optional.
+	This symbol follows a set of required or optional brackets to indicate that more than one option can be specified, delimited by a comma.
\|	This symbol delimits options enclosed in required or optional brackets, to indicate a choice from these options.