Comparing Adabas Databases
                  
                 
                     
               This document covers the following topics:
                     
                
                   
               
                
                     
               Prerequisites
 
                      
                       
               Adabas Online Services must be available if a database of Adabas
                            Version 6 or above is to be compared.
               
 
                       
               If Natural Security function protection for Predict is activated,
                            permission is required to compare Adabas databases.
               
 
                       
               See also
                            General
                               Prerequisites for Comparison Functions.
               
 
                     
                
                     
               Parameters
 
                     
                       
               
 
                        
                        
                         
               
                  
                     
                     
                  
                              
                               
                              
                   
                                   
                      
                                        
                        | List Options | 
 
                                 
                   
                              
                   
                                   
                      
                                        
                        | Database attributes |  
                                                
                               
                                                     
                                  
                                                          
                                    | How attributes of the
                                                               Predict database object are to be displayed. |   
                                                          
                                    | Y | All attributes |   
                                                          
                                    | N | No attributes |   
                                                          
                                    | D | Different: only database attributes
                                                               whose values differ. |  | 
 
                                   
                      
                                        
                        | File list |  
                                                
                               
                                                     
                                  
                                                          
                                    | How files contained
                                                               in the file list of the Predict database object are to be displayed: |   
                                                          
                                    | Y | All files |   
                                                          
                                    | N | No files |   
                                                          
                                    | D | Different: only files that are
                                                               either not implemented in the Adabas database or are not linked to a Predict
                                                               documentation object. |  | 
 
                                 
                   
                            
               
 
                        
                        
                         
               
                  
                     
                     
                  
                              
                               
                              
                   
                                   
                      
                                        
                        | Update options | 
 
                                 
                   
                              
                   
                                   
                      
                                        
                        | Database attributes |  
                                                
                               
                                                     
                                  
                                                          
                                    | Y | The attributes of the Predict
                                                               database object are to be updated. |  | 
 
                                   
                      
                                        
                        | File list |  
                                                
                               
                                                     
                                  
                                                          
                                    | Y | Files that are not implemented in
                                                               the Adabas database are to be removed from the file list of the Predict
                                                               database object. |  |