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Control > Show > View Comparison (Apex/Summit)

Warning: This GUI implementation of view comparison is different than that of the compare command.

The Control > Show > View Comparison command compares the objects in one view to the objects in another view, or it compares the latest version of controlled objects to the object versions in a view. The views being compared must be in the same subsystem. The results of the comparison are displayed in a viewer window. This command displays the Compare Views dialog box.

Compare Views Dialog Box Fields:

Compare Views Field

Specify the baseline views to be compared in the Compare Views input field. A configuration file can be used to specify multiple baseline views.

Characteristics to Compare Options Menu

Use the Characteristics to Compare options menu to determine what to show a comparison of. The default is to compare controlled objects in the baseline view with the controlled objects in another view. The imports, exports, or switches of the views can also be compared. Alternatively, the views can be compared as directories; in this case the existence and contents of objects are compared and newer/older is in terms of time stamp.

The results displayed in the viewer window show the name of each view being compared and list the differences under each view. For example, poe.ss/raven.wrk and poe.ss/usher.wrk are compared below:

If you compare the objects in a view to the latest version of each object, those objects that do not match the latest version are listed in the viewer window.

Compare Radio Buttons

Controlled Object Options Check Boxes

These options modify the display of the controlled object comparison. Objects that are uncontrolled are ignored (as if they did not exist). Objects with the same name that are deleted versions in both views, regardless of their history, are also ignored.


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