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COPTNS

The COPTNS parameter specifies the additional options for condensed reports. This parameter is valid only for condensed compare. Condensed compare is for Character and Hexadecimal print formats. See FORM-F. The Compare Criteria dataset can override these options.

The syntax of the COPTNS parameter is:

COPTNS=(suppress print,ruler,changed data char,key field char)

suppress print

The values for suppress print are:

Y

(Default) Yes, print only the lines that contain changes or key or sync fields.

N

No, print all lines.

ruler

The values for ruler are:

T

(Default) Top of page. Print ruler only at top of page.

A

Always. Print ruler for every inserted, deleted, and matched record, and every pair of changed records.

N

Never. Do not print ruler.

changed data char

Specify a character to underline the changed data. The default value is an underscore ( _ ).

key field char

Specify a character to underline the key or sync fields. The default value is the pound sign ( # ). To suppress the underline character, enter a blank.

Example:

$$DD01 COMPARE FORM=(C,D,E,C),PRINT=0,COPTNS=(Y,T,_,#)

This example prints a condensed compare detail report in character format, differences only, and single-byte character set (EBCDIC). It uses the default settings for the additional condensed print options: print only changed lines, print the ruler only at the top of each page, an underscore for changed data, and a pound sign for key or sync field underlining.

Warning

Important

The four options for the COPTNS parameter are positional. However by coding the trailing comma to maintain positioning of the options, you may omit an option and accept its default setting. For example, COPTNS=(,,,*) uses the default setting for suppress print, ruler, and changed data char, but uses an asterisk (*) for the key field char. Also, you may omit the parenthesis if you want to change only the suppress print default setting. For example, COPTNS=Y.

See COMPARE for information on the COMPARE function. For more information, see Getting-started-with-BMC-Compuware-File-AID-MVS-online-options on the COMPARE function.

 

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