Items within the Repository tree can be compared to one another. This feature allows you to automate comparing items. The items compared do not have to be saved to the repository in order to be compared. Pending changes to an item will be used for the comparison.
Events and System Events cannot be compared.
To compare an item to another item:
Within the comparison results dialog box, information about the differences between the two compared items can be viewed and reported on. The following codes are used for differences between items:
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When a line item is highlighted in red, the item has been deleted in the second item selected. The < symbol is displayed in the margin.
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When a line item is highlighted in green, the item has been added to the second item selected. The > symbol is displayed in the margin.
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When a line item is highlighted in yellow, the item has been changed in the second item selected. The x symbol is displayed in the margin.
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If a tree item is collapsed, but one of the children of the tree item contains the difference, a dark gray vertical line is displayed in the margin.