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Features Added to Improve Complete Compare Performance with CA ERwin Model Manager

New features have been added to maximize performance when working with CA ERwin Model Manager models and Complete Compare. When two different users check out a model from CA ERwin Model Manager, change the model, and check it back in to the mart, the differences display in the Difference Reconciliation dialog (part of the Complete Compare user interface).

A conflict exists when two users check the same model out of the mart, and then change the same object or property. When each user checks their models back in to the mart, a "three-way merge" is necessary to reconcile the differences made by each user, and the unchanged objects and properties in the mart. The three-way merge of the models is sometimes slow for large models because all objects participate in the compare process.

This compare functionality has changed to reduce the scope of comparison to only objects that have changed for both the local and mart version of the models. The criteria for detecting changes include the following:

Two new options have been added to the Options dialog available from the Tools menu. The Model Manager tab of the Options dialog now includes the following check boxes:

Bypass Difference Reconciliation Dialog if there are no conflicts

Select this check box to skip the Difference Reconciliation dialog if no conflicts are detected between the version of the model in the mart and the local version. If no conflicts are detected, the local copy is updated from the mart version before the model is saved.

Show All Objects in Difference Reconciliation Dialog

Select this check box to turn off the options to optimize the compare process. The Difference Reconciliation dialog will display all objects including those that were not modified in the checked out model and in the mart copy of the model.

Note: This feature was first made available with the r7.2.5 SP1 release.