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

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

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

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 (See Permanent File Allocation Information of the File-AID Advanced Configuration Guide).