How does MFAs Compare and Synchronize Monitor work? What can we control or not control about it?
The monitor synchronizes mainframe and workstation source, by creating and storing date/time/TTR and hash information in an checkpoint file located on the workstation. When the monitor detects a sign of an alteration, then it performs a hashing check against the member in question. If the member has changed, then the hashing algorithm will detect this, and the monitor will determine which side has changed: the mainframe, or the workstation. You can control the frequency of this checking, as well as the direction that the transports are allowed to take: both directions, download from mainframe only, or upload from workstation only. If a LAN directory already exist with source and you match it up with a PDS will the Sync Monitor know not to download the files that have not changed? They were originally brought down with Drag and Drop? Yes, as it does a hash against both files to determine likeness, and then compares the hash code. This would be the same for those files, and therefore it
