You can compare the data in the current version of the
module with the module history. A report is created that contains
details of any discrepancies that are found. You can recover any lost
data that is identified.
About this task
The following discrepancies can be identified and fixed:
Note: After
you run the tool, you must save the module to make the changes permanent.
- Objects that have been deleted in history, but exist in the current
data.
- Objects that have been undeleted in history, but are deleted in
the current data.
- Objects that have been purged in history, but are present in the
current data.
- Links that have been created in history, but are not present in
the current data.
- Links that have been deleted in history, but are present in the
current data.
- Attribute values where there is a difference between the current
data and history. Text, string, enumerated, integer, real, date, and
user name values are compared. Differences in default values, inherited
values and module attribute values are also included.
The following discrepancies can be identified, but cannot
be fixed:
- Objects that exist in the history, but not in the current data.
- Values that are recorded in history, but that are no longer valid
for the attribute. For example, if the values associated with an enumerated
attribute have changed, values in the history might not be valid.
The following discrepancies cannot be identified:
- Changes to attributes and objects that were not recorded in the
module history.
- If OLE data was not included in the history record, it is not
included in the updated attribute value.
- If an OLE object was added to a text attribute that contained
no text, and the object contains no text in the current version.