Compare two TOURDEVT resource definitions side-by-side
On the list of TOURDEVT resource definitions:
- Sort the list by the Changed column, so that the two most recently
edited resource definitions appear at the top. To sort the list, either:
- Enter SORT CHANGED on the command
line
or
- Move the cursor to the Changed column heading and then press Enter.
- Enter SORT CHANGED on the command
line
- Type CM next to the original resource definition, but do not press Enter yet.
- Type CM next to the newly created
resource definition, and then press Enter.
The two resource definitions appear side by side, with differences highlighted.
Figure 1. Guided tour: Comparing two resource definitions side-by-sideFile Menu Settings Hilite Help ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Compare Transaction Command ===> ==> Transaction . : CIR2 CIRP Group . . . . : DFHIIOP DFHIIOP Location . . : CCVCICS.TOUR.DEVT.DFHCSD CCVCICS.TOUR.DEVT.DFHCSD ==> Change Date . : 2006/05/29 13:51:51 2006/05/29 11:40:14 Description . : Default CICS IIOP Request > Default CICS IIOP Request > More: + ==> Program . . . : CCVIIRP DFJIIRP TWAsize . . . : 0 0 ==> Profile . . . : CCVCICST DFHCICST PartitionSet : Status . . . : ENABLED ENABLED TaskDataLoc . : ANY ANY TaskDataKey . : USER USER StorageClear : NO NO Runaway . . . : SYSTEM SYSTEM Shutdown . . : DISABLED DISABLED Isolate . . . : YES YES BRexit . . . :
Zoom fields: A greater than sign (>) next to a field indicates that the field contains more data than can be displayed on the current panel. This often occurs on description fields in a side-by-side comparison. To view the entire contents of the field, move the cursor to the field (not the > sign) and then press the Zoom key (F6).Notice the Hilite action bar choice. This specifies how the panel highlights differences.
- Select the Hilite action bar choice,
and then select Reverse video.
The differences are now highlighted in reverse video.
- Press the Exit key
(F3) to return
to the list of resource definitions.
In addition to comparing two resource definitions, you can compare historical versions of the same resource definition.
- Enter H next to the resource
definition that you edited (the original resource definition, not
the newly created resource definition).
The panel lists the historical versions of the resource definition and its current version (indicated by the most recent change date). Only the current version is stored in the CICS® configuration: the historical versions are stored in the CICS Configuration Manager journal.
Figure 2. Guided tour: Displaying a list of historical versions of a resource definitionFile Menu Settings Help ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Resources TOURDEVT CICS Resource History Row 1 to 2 of 2 Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR / Name Type Group ----- Changed ----- ID CIRP TRANSACTION DFHIIOP 2006/05/29 11:40:14 Current CIRP TRANSACTION DFHIIOP 2006/05/29 11:38:20 NJB ******************************* Bottom of data ********************************
- Type CM next to the current
and previous versions, and then press Enter.
The side-by-side comparison highlights the changes that you made when you edited this resource definition.
- Press the Exit key (F3) to return to the list of historical versions of the selected resource definition.