Run Function › Specify Mismatch Options › Description of the Screens › Unequal Row Information

Unequal Row Information

The unequal row information at the bottom of the Run Mismatch Options menu describes the first or only mismatch between the original/expected and current screens.

• During a logical or screen comparison, CA Verify for VTAM compares the rows. When it detects a mismatch, it displays unequal row information.
• During a physical comparison, CA Verify for VTAM compares the two data streams without formatting them, and consequently compares 80-byte segments rather than rows. When CA Verify for VTAM detects a mismatch, it displays unequal segment information. If the two data streams are unequal in length, CA Verify for VTAM pads the shorter stream with underscores.

CA Verify for VTAM displays the unequal data when it detects a mismatch in the data or attributes. When it detects a different type of mismatch — for example, differences in the operation or write control character — it displays a message explaining the mismatch.

FIRST/ONLY UNEQUAL ROW (SEGMENT)

Identifies the row in which the first mismatch was detected. For a physical comparison, this is the offset of the first unequal segment, relative to zero.

UNEQUAL ROWS (SEGMENTS)

Identifies how many rows or segments are unequal.

OFFSET

For a physical comparison only, identifies the offset of the 80-byte segment displayed, relative to zero.