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Compare Program Utility

You can use CA File Master Plus to compare the contents of two programs or two program libraries. Use this feature to complete tasks such as identifying any changes made to a program. Access this utility through the right-click menu, or you can compare programs not listed in your Directory List view by selecting a server and then selecting Compare from the CA File Master Plus, Utilities menu.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Directory List view.
2. Select from the Directory List view one of the programs that you want to compare.
3. Right-click the program and select Utilities, Compare.

   The Compare Program Utility wizard opens.

4. Complete the following fields on the Old Data Set page, or verify that the prefilled information is correct:

   Data set name

   Specifies the name of the data set that contains the program that you want to compare.

   Note: For more information about identifying a data set, see Select a Data Set.

   Member name

   Specifies the name of the program that you want to compare. Perform a wildcard search to select more than one program. Enter an asterisk (*) to compare all members.

   Note: For more information about identifying a member, see Select a Member.

5. Click Next.
6. Specify the name of the data set and member as on the New Data Set page. This identifies program that you want to compare to the Old program. If you are comparing members in a PDS, the Old and New data sets must both contain the members you want to compare.
7. Click Next.
8. Specify the output format:

   Print

   Specifies the display format of the compare report. Select one of the following options:

   Character

   Displays records in character format, up to 100 characters

   Instruction

   Displays records in machine instruction format

   Record display

   Specifies which records to display in the compare report. Select one of the following options:

   All

   Displays all records

   Mismatched

   Displays only mismatched records

   Summary

   Displays only a summary of the data set compare

   Field display

   Specifies which fields to display in the compare report. Select one of the following options:

   All

   Displays all fields

   Mismatched

   Displays only fields that have different content

   Max mismatches

   Specifies the maximum number of mismatched records to display

   Output page size

   Specifies the maximum number of lines per page for the SYSLIST output file

9. Specify the options that you want to include or exclude in the program compare.

   Properties

   Include

   Specifies that the following options are included in the compare

   Exclude

   Specifies that the following options are excluded in the compare

   Attributes

   The program link attributes: reentrant, reusable, refreshable, authorization, code, amode, rmode, and SSI

   Entry point

   The program entry point location

   Link date

   The date and time the program was linked

   Total size

   The size of the program

   CSECT name

   The name of the CSECTs

   CSECT date

   The date carried in Binder IDR-B records

   CSECT size

   The size of the CSECTs

   Translator

   Identifies compiler information

   Content

   The module text

   IDRZAP

   IDRZAP information carried in Binder B_IDRZ records

   IDRUSER

   Information carried in Binder B_IDRU records added as a result of the Binder IDENTIFY statement or programmatically

   ESD

   External Symbol Information carried in Binder B_ESD records; for example, external references

10. Specify the additional CSECT options for the compare.

    CSECT compare

    Controls how CSECTs are compared. Specify one of the following options:

    By name

    Specifies that CSECTs with identical names are compared

    By order

    Specifies that CSECTs are compared in the order in which they appear in the program

    (Optional) Include

    CSECTs that are included from the program comparison

    (Optional) Exclude

    CSECTs that are excluded from the program comparison

    Note: You can use wildcards when specifying CSECTs to include or exclude. By default, all CSECTs are compared. For more information, including syntax, see the Batch Reference Eclipse Guide.

11. Click Next.

    A summary page shows the options that you have selected.

12. Click Finish.

    The summary results of your compare are displayed in the Report view.

    You can display the detailed compare report by clicking the icon in the top right corner of the compare report summary. When you close the compare report summary, the detailed compare report closes and is deleted.

More information:

Compare Utility

Compare Utility

Select a Data Set

Select a Member