n FM Base Compare, allow the use a compare column parameter (similar to SuperCE) instead of having to use a Dynamic Template.

Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Development Tooling
Product - IBM File Manager

For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - WebSphere
Product family - Enterprise Tooling
Product - IBM File Manager

V12 PTF UK83148 introduced an XML API for templates which has a wide range of applications - including the ability to specify dynamic templates in the JCL. Which should provide the functionality required for this requirement and more. Consider the following example.
Example. Run a compare job using XML dynamic templates specified in the JCL to perform column compares. This compares columns 1 to 5  input file with columns 8 to 12 of the output file , and columns 6 to 10 of the input file with columns 13 to 17 of the output file.
 
//FMBAT EXEC PGM=FILEMGR                                  
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                    
//DDOLD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=FMN.DATA(COMP1OLD)        
//DDNEW DD DISP=SHR,DSN=FMN.DATA(COMP1NEW)        
//TDOLD DD DATA                                           
                                 
                                                   
     
     
                                                 
                                                
/*                                                        
//TDNEW DD DATA                                           
                                 
                                                   
    
    
                                                 
                                               
/*                                                         
//SYSIN DD *                                              
$$FILEM DSM TYPE=FORMATTED,LIST=DELTA                     
/*         

It also added support for defining multiple layouts and identfication criteria allowing the user to select different columns for comparison based on criteria.
Consider the following example
Example. Compare file with 2 record layout - sample data file
 
//FMBAT EXEC PGM=FILEMGR                                       
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                         
//DDOLD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=FMN.FMNCDATA.OLD        
//DDNEW DD DISP=SHR,DSN=FMN.FMNCDATA.NEW      
//TDDIN DD DATA 

                                                                            
           
          
         
         
       
                                            
                                                     
                                                    
                                                      
                                     
           
          
        
        
        
      
                                            
   
                                                    
                                                      
                                                    
/*                                                              
//SYSIN DD *                                                   
$$FILEM DSM TYPE=FORMATTED,LIST=DELTA,TOLD=TDDIN,TNEW=TDDIN                                        
/*