You can compare two groups, lists, or definitions, by using
the compare function. You can also compare resources that are shown
in the history view.
To compare two groups, two lists, or two definitions select the
resources you want to compare.
- Hold down the Ctrl key and click the two
resources that you want to compare. You can use the shift key if the
resources are next to each other in the list.
- Right-click and select Compare with each other.
The results are shown in a new view that opens when you click the
menu option. The task that is running is shown in the view toolbar.
The results do not display the resources that match exactly.
If you select a group or definition name in the results displayed
in view, the attributes are displayed in another section of the view.
The results of each comparison are accessible in a tab in the view
until you close the tab.
You can run Compare with each other from
results displayed in the History view.
You can run Checksum on the results in the results view. Click
the down arrow to display the Checksum options available. For more
information about Checksum, see Comparing a list panel of objects with a checksum
column in CICS Configuration Manager product information in
the CICS TS information center.
Lists
You can compare two lists in the same
configuration. The groups in the lists are compared and the results
are displayed in a new view.
Groups
You can compare two groups in the
same or in different configurations, or the same group in different
configurations. The definitions in the groups are compared. To compare
two groups in the same configuration, select the groups from the groups
view. To compare two groups in different configurations select the
groups from the Search results view.
- Select two Configurations in the Configurations view.
- Right-click and select Show all groups from
the menu, or, select Search > Search for groups.
If you select to Search for Groups you can
define your search in the Search dialog window. For more information,
see Searching for a group.
- Select a group from each configuration in the Search results view.
The groups for each configuration are displayed with the configuration
name.
- Right-click and select Compare with each other.
The results are shown in the new view. In the following screen capture
the selected group has definitions that are in both configurations,
so both the configuration sections on the view are populated. If the
group is only in one configuration the attribute information is displayed
only in that section.
Definitions
You can compare 2 of the same
type of definitions. The attributes in the definitions are compared.
The results are displayed in the new view.
- Select two definitions that you want to compare.
- Right-click and select Compare with each other.
The results are displayed in the new view that opens.
- If you select an attribute in the results view, the attribute
and the value of that attribute are highlighted.