COMP Compare

F= [H] [M] [J] [N] [R] [S s-fld] [c-fld] [ntr]

Compare Fields. This parameter can determine:

a) H-Option (History Compare): All elements that exist in multiple versions in a library are compared. The comparison proceeds according to ascending version number. The comparison can also be restricted to all versions of a single element.

b) M-Option (Multiple): When comparing libraries, all versions of a multi-version element are compared, and not just the highest version.

c) J-Option (Job variables): This option signifies that name1 and name2 represent two job variables that should be compared with one another.

d) N-Option (Names): When comparing libraries or file lists, the names of the matchable compared elements are displayed on screen.

e) R-Option (Reduced Output): When comparing libraries or file lists, the names of the non-matchable elements are not displayed in the comparison log.

f) a data field that appears in all records of files name1 and name2 is used for synchronisation. In this way, two files of any size can be quickly compared with one another.

g) name transformation rules for library and file list compare. A name found in library 1 will be converted according to the transformation rules, and then sought in library 2.

h) that the files should only be compared on specified columns, or that specified columns should be excluded from the comparison.

The subparameters H, M, J, N, s-fld, ntr and c-fld for F= can be entered without separators in any combination. No commas are necessary for separation. The subparameters must, however, be entered in the specified sequence.