The side-by-side comparison of two lists or ResDescs consists of several "reports", each offering a different type of comparison.
Comparison report | Report shows… | Use this report to identify… | Checksum required? |
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Processing order | All groups/ResGroups in processing order | Groups/ResGroups that appear in one of the lists/ResDescs,
but are missing from the other; groups that appear in both lists,
but are in a different position in the processing order. Processing order is significant only for lists, not ResDescs. For ResDescs, ResGroups are always listed in alphabetic order. |
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Name differences | Groups/ResGroups with different names, but same checksums | Groups/ResGroups that contain similar or identical resource definitions, depending on the type of checksum that you have selected. | Yes |
Checksum differences | Groups/ResGroups with different checksums, but same names | Groups/ResGroups that have the same name, but
contain different resource definitions. This report is relevant only when comparing lists/ResDescs from different CICS® configurations. In a single CICS configuration, groups/ResGroups with the same name will always have the same checksum, because they are the same group/ResGroup. |
Yes |
Checksum values | All groups/ResGroups in alphabetic order, with checksums | Any type of difference. | Yes |
All details | All groups/ResGroups in processing order, with checksums | Yes |
All but one of the reports requires you to activate checksums, either by entering CHECKSUM type on the command line, or by selecting a checksum type from the action bar choice.
The checksum type determines which resource definition attributes are used to calculate the checksums on which the comparison reports are based. The checksum types available for side-by-side comparisons of lists/ResDescs are:
You need to have defined the LIST checksums previously: when displaying a list panel of resource definitions, you specify a resource type in the filter field, and then enter CHECKSUM LIST. A panel appears where you can select which attributes of that resource type you want to include in LIST checksums. This panel also shows which attributes are included in the predefined PARTIAL checksums.
The different checksum types enable you to customize the level of comparison of the two lists/ResDescs.
To step through the reports, press the NextPage key (F11).
The reports that require checksums contain the following "anomaly" flag columns:
The N and C anomaly flags are mutually exclusive: groups/ResGroups that appear on the name differences report do not appear on the checksum differences report.