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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 29, 2012

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

n FM Base Compare, allow the use a compare column parameter (similar to SuperCE) instead of having to use a Dynamic Template. Rather than using a REXX proc maybe allow a compcol keyword for simplicity where the user can supply start and end columns or maybe even a list something like
compcol=((S1,E1),
(S2,E2)
etc
(Sn,En))

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Nov 19, 2015

    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

  • Guest
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    Sep 4, 2013

    XML templates support (PM69989 - delivered in V12) means that columns can now be specified in the JCL via XML dynamic templates.
    example

    //FMBAT EXEC PGM=FILEMGR                                //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                 
    //DDOLD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=FMN.RFM0642.DATA(COMP1OLD)     
    //DDNEW DD DISP=SHR,DSN=FMN.RFM0642.DATA(COMP1NEW)     
    //TDOLD DD DATA                                        
                                  
                                                   
     
     
                                                  
                                                
    /*                                                     
    //TDNEW DD DATA                                        
                                  
                                                   
     
     
                                                  
                                                
    /*                                                     
    //SYSIN DD *                                           
    $$FILEM DSM TYPE=FORMATTED,LIST=DELTA        
    /*

    This provides a flexible means to define columns to be compared, you can also provide criteria to determine certain column comparisons should be done.

    Example - one template
    //FMBAT EXEC PGM=FILEMGR                                               
    //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
    //FMNTRC   DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
    //TDDIN DD DATA                                                        
                                                  
                                         
                       
                       
                       
                                                       
        
                                                                
                                                                  
                                               
                      
                       
                                                       
                              
                                                                
                                                                  
                                                     
                         
                                                                  
                                                                
    /*                                                                     
    //IDIOPTS DD DSN=FMN.IDIOPTS,DISP=SHR                                  
    //FMNTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*                                                 
    //SYSIN DD *                                                           
    $$FILEM DSM TYPE=FORMATTED,                                            
    $$FILEM SYNCH=ONETOONE,                                                
    $$FILEM LIST=DELTA,                                                    
    $$FILEM WIDE=YES,                                                      
    $$FILEM HEX=YES,                                                       
    $$FILEM HILIGHT=YES,                                                   
    $$FILEM CHNGDFLD=YES,                                                  
    $$FILEM IGNLEN=YES,                                                    
    $$FILEM NUMDIFF=ALL,                                                   
    $$FILEM DSNOLD=TEST.EVSAM1,                                         
    $$FILEM TOLD=TDDIN,                                                    
    $$FILEM CMPOLD=ALL,                                                    
    $$FILEM CORRESP=YES,                                                   
    $$FILEM TNEW=TDDIN,                                                    
    $$FILEM SKIPNEW=0,                                                     
    $$FILEM CMPNEW=ALL,                                                    
    $$FILEM DSNNEW=TEST.EVSAM1E                                         
    /*    

    Can you let us know if this meets the requirement