Comparex

Features

Flexible and easy to use for beginners and experts alike

Comparex offers a wide variety of control parameters to meet the needs of all users, from beginners to experts. Since Comparex is accessible via an online ISPF interface or through batch execution, even novice users find it easy to take full advantage of advanced comparison functions to ensure repeatable validation across all applications.

Comprehensive file and data support

Comparex is the only software comparison tool that includes text, data, and directory functionality so you can quickly and accurately validate changes and improve application development.

Compare any file type. Perform fast, accurate comparisons of libraries, directories, sequential files, or databases.
Parse copybooks. Produce accurate keyword layouts from COBOL, Assembler, PL/I or DCLGEN copybooks.
Compare directory members. Compare directories for member names on PDS or PDS/E libraries.
Text formats. Find and isolate and highlight differences in text files.

ADABAS
DB2
IMS
CA-DA-DATACOM
FOCUS
CA-IDMS
Oracle
Wylbur
CA-Librarian
CA-Panvalet
JCL
COBOL
PL/I
CLIST
REXX
HTML
XML

Fast, accurate reports

Comparex finds and isolates differences in text files and highlights them in an easy-to-scan delta report. With over fifty keyword options, you can tailor the comparison criteria to meet your exact reporting requirements.

Display differences down to the byte or half-byte level—no matter how long the record is or how big the file is
Create change decks to save differences detected to a separate file (change deck) in CA-PANVALET, CA-LIBRARIAN, IEBUPDTE, or ChangeMan ZMF format
Convert formats automatically to compare data fields of various types
Choose from over 50 options for report formatting, including alphanumeric and hexadecimal display

Generate test data

Improve testing quality by using actual production data. Production data can be filtered to extract a subset of records for testing purposes.