Using the Version Comparison Tool

• The Version Comparison Tool is graphical tool is to view
and compare two different versions of an object.
• The comparison results are displayed in two panes, and
the differences between the two compared versions are color coded.
• Comparison results are organized in a tree view.
• The Version Comparison Tool can generate and print a PDF report listing the differences between two particular versions of an object.
• The following color code is applied:

 
The Version Comparison Tool provides the following features:
Color-coded, side-by-side display of comparison results: The comparison results are
displayed in two panes, side-by-side, and the differences between the two compared versions are color coded.
Comparison results organized in tree view: The tree view of the comparison tool displays
the comparison results in a hierarchical list of node objects in which expanding and collapsingthe nodes is synchronized.
Report creation and printing in PDF format: The Version Comparison Tool is able togenerate and print a PDF report listing the differences between two particular versions of anobject.
Supported objects: The Version Comparison Tool supports the following objects: Project,Folder, Package, Scenario, Interface, Procedure, Knowledge Module, Sequence, User
Function, Variable, Model, Model folder, and Solution.
Difference viewer functionality: This Version Comparison Tool is a difference viewer and is provided only for consultation purposes. Editing or merging object versions is not supported. If you want to edit the object or merge the changes between two versions, you have to manuallymake the changes directly in the relevant objects.

The differences are color highlighted. The following color code is applied:
• White (default): Unchanged
• Red: Deleted
• Green: Added/new
• Yellow: Modified (the value inside this field has changed)
Note: If one object does not exist in one of the versions (for example, when it has been deleted), it is represented as an empty object (with empty values).

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