Compare results - member summary
The following figure displays the Member Summary report when you set Display interactive member summary screen and Print member summary report to Y on the Compare - Source Print Option (Page 1) or Compare - JCL Print Option (Page 1) screen. Enter the appropriate line command to view the compare results.
Note that for a JCL Compare the headings O-Read and N-Read replace the headings O-Line and N-Line shown in the following figure for a Source Compare.
Compare Results - Member Summary
After you have completed the desired line commands for each member, use END to continue with the Compare - Report Print screen.
Field Descriptions
The member summary lists the compared members and identifies the old and new data sets.
S
Enter one of the following line commands in this field:
B
Browse the compare online report for the selected member. Displays the detail report for either a source code or JCL compare. See Standard Source Code Compare Online Report through JCL Compare Online Report - Across Wide for examples.
X
eXclude detail print. File-AID will not print the detail compare report for the excluded member.
E
Edit-helper. Edit the NEW member. If the member contains editable data, the Compare - Edit-Helper screen displays.
Name
Displays the compared member name.
Result
Displays compare result for each compared member:
MATCHED
Both old and new member are the same.
CHANGED
There are differences between the old and new member.
DELETED
This member has been deleted in the new data set.
INSERTED
This member has been inserted into the new data set.
ERROR
The compare failed to execute, possibly due to incompatible compare criteria, for example you specified COBOL sequence number for Line compare synchronization when comparing PLI source files.
O-Line
Displays number of compared lines in the OLD member (Source Compare only).
O-Read
Displays number of compared statements in the OLD member (JCL Compare only).
N-Line
Displays number of compared lines in the NEW member (Source Compare only).
N-Read
Displays number of compared statements in the NEW member (JCL Compare only).
Match
Displays number of matching lines.
Change
Displays number of changed lines.
Delete
Displays number of deleted lines.
Insert
Displays number of inserted lines.
O-excl
Displays number of excluded lines in the old member.
N-excl
Displays number of excluded lines in the new member.
Line Commands
To view or edit a specific compared member use the following line commands
B
Browse the report for a specific member. A member that has the status of Deleted or Inserted cannot be browsed because there is no data to view. See Compare Online Reports for more details.
X
Exclude a specific member from the printed detail report. A member that has the status of Deleted or Inserted has no detail data to exclude.
E
Edit a specific member. A member that has the status of Deleted or Inserted cannot be edited because there is no data to edit.
To use EDIT the following print options must be set:
- Detail report style (S) Standard
- Lines to print (A) All
- Print new file excluded lines (Y) Yes
Compare - Edit-Helper
The following figure displays after you entered the E line command for a member on the Compare Results - Member Summary screen. This edit session displays the content of the NEW member with the non-matching lines of the OLD inserted as INFO lines. This allows you to interactively edit the NEW while simultaneously seeing the OLD in one session.
Compare - Edit-Helper
Editing Tips
Use standard ISPF editing commands, for example you could use the MD (Make Data) line command to convert an OLD INFO line to a data line in the NEW.
Compare - Save Modified Member
The following figure displays after editing a member in the Compare - Edit-Helper screen. Enter a data set name when you decide to save the edited member. Press END to return without saving the member.
Compare - Save Modified Member
Field Descriptions
Specify a data set into which to save your edited member. The file can be a sequential file or a member of a PDS/PDSE.
Dataset name
Specify the name of a data set.
Member name
If the file is a partitioned data set, enter the member name or blank for member selection list.