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Analyze project comparison
Application task

Usually, you run a project comparison in the background. When the project comparison run is finished, you can analyze the found differences between the target project and the source project.

On the Compare projects page, the:

  • Target project is the current project.
  • Source project is the project with which you compare the current project.

A record that is shown in the comparison can have one of these statuses:

Status Description
Inserted by source The record exists in the source project (version), but not in the target project (version).
Inserted by target The record exists in the target project (version), but not in the source project (version).
Updated The record is updated in either the source or the target project (version).


Standard procedure

1. Go to Connectivity studio > Common > Projects.
2. In the list, find and select the desired target project.
 

Note: Make sure you select a target project for which you have run a project comparison.
3. On the Action Pane, click Deploy.
4. Click Show details.
5. By default, in the left pane, only the records with differences are shown.
You can show the unchanged records as well.
  Select Yes in the Toggle status field.
6. By default, in the left pane, only the two highest levels of records are shown. So, for example, only the project and related connectors, documents, and messages are shown.
You can show all levels of records. So, for example, for a document the document ranges, records, and fields are shown as well.
  Select Yes in the Toggle levels field.
7. For each record in the left pane, you can view the data differences in the Fields section.
  In the left pane, in the list, find and select the desired record.
8. In the Fields section, you can show the system fields as well.
  Select Yes in the Show system values field.
9. Sub-task: Analyze details.
  9.1 For the records in the left pane, you can view the details on the related page. So, if the record is a message, you can view its details on the Message page.
  In the left pane, in the list, find and select the desired record.
 

Note: If the record status is 'Inserted by source', you cannot open the related page. In this case, open the parent record page to view more details.
  9.2

On the details page, a diamond icon and colors are used to highlight the differences:

  • Diamond icon: The record has one or more differences.
  • Red: The field value is different.
  • Purple: The line exists in the target project, but does not exist in the source project.
  Click Open form.
 

Note:

For several field types, highlighting gives a different appearance:

  • Check boxes are shown as Yes/No fields.
  • Reference group control fields are not fully highlighted. These fields are marked as different by a colored beam at the right of the field.
  9.3 The Compared details FactBox shows the differences for the selected record.
  Expand the Compared details FactBox.
 

Note:

If no data is shown, click a diamond shape that marks a record with differences.

If the record is highlighted in purple, no data is shown as the data does not exist in the source.
  9.4 The Add data FactBox shows the source child records that do not exist in the target record.
  Expand the Add Data FactBox.
 

Note:

If no data is shown, click a diamond shape that marks a record with differences.

If the record is highlighted in purple, no data is shown as the data does not exist in the source.
10. Close the page.
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