Criteria build complete

The following figure is displayed when File-AID has all the information it needs to proceed with the comparison.

Compare - Criteria Build Complete

File-AID ------------- Compare - Criteria Build Complete ---------------------
COMMAND ===>





   Your COMPARE Criteria are complete. You may:



   Use ENTER to execute COMPARE.

   Use END to return to previous panel.

   Use SAVE to save your criteria.

   Use VIEW to inspect your criteria.

   Use CANCEL to exit COMPARE (SAVE will not be issued).

Press Enter to execute an online Compare or view the Batch JCL.
Press PF3 (END) to return to the previous screen.
Enter the SAVE primary command to save your Compare criteria before proceeding with the comparison. Criteria is saved in the new style control cards even when existing criteria in the old style is used.
Enter the VIEW primary command to display and inspect your new style Compare Criteria before proceeding with the comparison.
Enter the CANCEL primary command to exit the Compare function without saving your Compare Criteria.

View Criteria

The following figure displays the current compare criteria in a scrollable display.

Use the VIEW primary command on the Compare - Build Criteria Complete screen to display this screen. Use the END command (PF3) to exit the View Criteria screen.

Compare - View Criteria

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BROWSE    USERID9.FILEAID.CC.D00159.T171508          Line 00000000 Col 001 080
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR
********************************* Top of Data **********************************
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*   COMPARE OPTIONS
0000 COMPARE_MODE=UNFORMATTED
0000 COMPARE_TYPE=READ_AHEAD
0000 READ_AHEAD_COUNT=100
0000 READ_AHEAD_SEQUENCE=ENFORCE
0000 RECORDS_TO_COMPARE=ALL
0000 DIFFERENCES_TO_COMPARE=ALL
*
*   PRINT OPTIONS
0000 PRINT_FORMAT=CHAR
0000 MAX_DIFFERENCES_TO_REPORT=ALL
0000 RECORD_TYPES_TO_PRINT=CHANGED,DELETED,INSERTED,MATCHED
0000 UNFORMATTED_REPORT_STYLE=STANDARD
0000 UNFORMATTED_PRINT_SEQUENCE=GROUP
*
*   OUTPUT OPTIONS
*   NOT SPECIFIED
*

Criteria Dataset Specification

The following figure enables you to specify a Compare Criteria data set in which to save your compare criteria. File-AID displays this screen when the SAVE primary command is entered on the Criteria Build Complete screen. The compare criteria file is FB 80 and can be a Sequential file or a member of a PDS/PDSE.

For a pre-release 8.7 compare criteria data set, specify Compare Criteria usage of M (Modify) and the data set information on the Compare - Criteria Build Complete screen. You may save the new-style criteria to the same or a different data set. These steps convert the old-style criteria to the new-style criteria.

Compare - Criteria Dataset Specification

File-AID -------- Compare - Criteria Dataset Specification --------------------
COMMAND ===>

Specify Compare Criteria Information:
    Criteria dataset name    ===>
    Member name              ===>          (Blank or pattern for member list)













Use ENTER to save into the specified dataset
Use END to stop save and return to Criteria Build Complete Screen

Field Descriptions

Specify Compare Criteria Information:

Criteria dataset name

Specify the name of a Compare Criteria data set.

Member name

If the file is a partitioned data set, enter the member name or blank for member selection list.

Press Enter to save into the specified data set. Press End (PF3) to stop the save and return to the Criteria Build Complete screen. If the data set does not currently exist, File-AID prompts you, online, to allocate the file (see Allocate New Dataset Screen). The SMS-related values specified for PERMANENT work files in the File-AID Common Components PARMLIB member, if any, provide the defaults for allocating the Compare Criteria data set. For more information, see Permanent file allocation information.