COMPARE statement operands - syncsort_allocation_control_center - Latest

Syncsort™ Storage Management Sms/Debug User Guide
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Software
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Integrate
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Syncsort™ software
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Syncsort™ Storage Management > Syncsort™ Allocation Control Center
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Syncsort Storage Management
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Syncsort™ Storage Management Sms/Debug User Guide
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2025
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2025-12-05
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2025-12-05T10:27:31.692000
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Integrate
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IBM Infrastructure
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Precisely Syncsort
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Mainframe
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Mainframe Storage Optimization
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Syncsort Storage Management

Table 5-2. COMPARE Statement Operands

Operand Description
CDS1 Specifies the name of the first or only SCDS to be compared or listed. If only CDS1= is specified, no comparison is performed, but the contents of the CDS are listed. The CDS name specified may be a fully-qualified SCDS dataset name (without quotes) or the character string ACTIVE to specify the currently active configuration.
CDS2 Specifies the name of the second CDS to be compared. CDS2= may not be specified without CDS1=. The CDS name specified may be a fully-qualified SCDS dataset name (without quotes) or the character string ACTIVE to specify the currently active configuration.
NAME1 Specifies the name of a construct in CDS1 to be compared. If specified, NAME2= should also be specified. If NAME1= and NAME2= are specified, SMSAUDIT compares only the specified construct names to one another. This allows a single construct to be compared, and allows constructs having unlike names to be compared to one another. The CDS1= and CDS2= names may specify the same CDS, allowing two constructs residing in a single CDS to be compared to one another.
NAME2 Specifies the name of a construct in CDS2 to be compared. If specified, NAME1= should also be specified. If NAME1= and NAME2= are specified, SMSAUDIT compares only the specified construct names to one another. This allows a single construct to be compared, and allows constructs having unlike names to be compared to one another. The CDS1= and CDS2= names may specify the same CDS, allowing two constructs residing in a single CDS to be compared to one another.
CONSTRUCTS Specifies the types of constructs to be compared. By default, all constructs are compared. Comparisons may be limited to particular types of constructs.
SMFRID Specifies that SMF recording should take place. An SMF record is written for each construct, using the three-digit number specified, which must be between 128 and 255. Normally, only CDS1= should be specified if SMFRID= is specified, but if CDS2= is also present, then SMF records will be written for both CDSs.