Compare editor for data objects

When you perform a data object comparison, the compare editor is customized. The editor supports standard editor actions such as undo and redo.
The compare editor contains the following views when you compare data objects:
Structural Compare
Use this view to navigate and merge structural differences between data objects. The differences are presented in table format. Double-click a row containing a change and use the toolbar buttons to merge the changes from one object to the other.
Property Compare
Use this view to merge properties changes between data objects. The properties for each object that is selected in the Structural Compare view can be viewed and modified in the Property Compare view.
The following additional actions are available in the compare editor only when you compare data objects:
Analyze Left Impact Analyze Left Impact toolbar button image
Performs an impact analysis for the object on the left side of the editor.
Analyze Right Impact Analyze Right Impact toolbar button image
Performs an impact analysis for the object on the right side of the editor.
Generate Left Delta DDL Generate Left Delta DDL toolbar button image
Generates DDL for the changes that you made to the object on the left side of the editor. This action is available only if you make changes to the object. If you perform this action, you must specify a data design project to store the DDL file. If you perform this action, you must specify directory in which to store the DDL file.
Generate Right Delta DDL Generate Right Delta DDL toolbar button image
Generates DDL for the changes that you made to the object on the right side of the editor. This action is available only if you make changes to the object. If you perform this action, you must specify a data design project to store the DDL file. If you perform this action, you must specify directory in which to store the DDL file.
Export Export toolbar button icon
Exports the structural differences to an XML file on the file system. If you select this action, a window opens so that you can specify a name and location for the XML file.
The following basic compare actions are not available when you compare data objects:
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