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How Do I Identify Objects to Adopt?

Objects that require to be adopted by examining reports can be identified in at least three ways, which are listed as follows:

• You can identify objects that are candidates for adoption by requesting a Trial Adopt Model report that lists only objects that can be adopted. This is appropriate if you believe that only selected objects can need to be adopted.
• You can identify objects that are candidates for adoption by requesting a Compare Report on all objects that exist in the source model only and the destination model only, and assessing whether the lists are identical. This is the appropriate option if you believe a model-level adoption can be needed.
• You can identify objects that are candidates for adoption when you have no reason to suspect adoption is needed by examining the Trial Migrate Aggregate Object Report for renamed occurrences. Migration renames an object being migrated if another object with the same name already exists in the model. The object with the same name in this instance is different from the one the migration would replace.

Note: Regardless of the report, it is up to you to verify that these objects actually are versions of the same object. Reports only indicate objects can be candidates for adoption.