We performed a comparison between BMC Compuware File-AID and File Master Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Delphix, Broadcom, DATPROF and others in Test Data Management."I like the ability that it has to format copy books in a presentable manner. So, you will be able to see the starting offset in length of each field within the layout."
"The product has made our mainframe data management process easier. It has helped us save manhours. The tool's most valuable feature is the ability to edit tape files. Its ability to clone files is beneficial in application development."
"Provides ease of use, ease of manageability, and ease of managing DSN files."
"Makes it quick to investigate/fix problems related to application data. Our business can get back to normal operations in short order."
"We use it together with Grid Tools to mask IMS data."
"The Browse function and utilities are valuable; the solution is easy to use."
"Technical support has gotten better over the years, though there's always room for improvement."
"We plan to replace BMC Compuware File-AID due to its price. Two years back, we paid 11,000 dollars. However, the current price is 27,900 dollars. The price has increased to at least eight times its initial cost. We would need to pay around 60,000 dollars to have all three products together. We also encountered issues during version updates."
"CA File Master cannot handle IMS Sysplex."
"They need to keep coming out with new features, and new releases. There hasn't been a new release in a while."
"For any change to CA File Master, we need a system programmer, which makes the change process very time consuming."
"The setup is quite complex. We needed a system programmer for the initial setup."
"It would be better if it took less CPU time."
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BMC Compuware File-AID is ranked 7th in Test Data Management with 2 reviews while File Master Plus is ranked 8th in Mainframe Testing Tools. BMC Compuware File-AID is rated 8.6, while File Master Plus is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of BMC Compuware File-AID writes "Helps to make mainframe data management process easier and saves manhours ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of File Master Plus writes "Enables us to quickly investigate, fix problems related to our application data". BMC Compuware File-AID is most compared with IBM File Manager, IBM Fault Analyzer for zOS, Broadcom Test Data Manager and Informatica Test Data Management (TDM), whereas File Master Plus is most compared with IBM File Manager, BMC Compuware Topaz Program Analysis and BMC Compuware Topaz Enterprise Data.
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