To prepare for debugging

You can specify debug properties for Visual Studio, for your projects, and for COBOL files that you edit in the IDE without a project.

To configure Visual Studio for debugging:

1. In Visual Studio, click Debug > Options.
2. Specify any options as required.

To configure a COBOL project for debugging:

1. Double-click the Properties folder in your project, in Solution Explorer.
2. Click the Debug tab in the tabbed properties.
3. Specify any options as required.

To adjust the debug properties for COBOL files that are not part of a project:

1. In Visual Studio, click Tools > Options > Micro Focus Tools > Standalone Editing > General.
2. Specify any options as required.

To change the debug properties for folders opened in Visual Studio using File > Open Folder:

1. Right-click a the folder in Solution Explorer, and click Properties.
2. Click the ES Debug tab, and specify any options are required.

To change the debug properties for files in folders opened in Visual Studio using File > Open Folder:

1. Right-click a COBOL program which is part of a folder in Solution Explorer.
2. Click Debug and Launch Settings, then specify any options as required.