Selecting the Object Range

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Selecting the Object Range

When determining whether to use All or Selected as the Object Range for Adoption, see Determine Whether to Adopt All or Adopt Selected Objects in the chapter "Performing Adoption."

When determining whether to use All or Selected as the Object Range for Compare Report or Trial Adoption with small to moderate models, see the following table.

The following table discusses the advantages of each of the Object Range options:

All	Selected
No object selection time needed. Resulting report is comprehensive; there is no chance of leaving out information you want. Provides a good baseline report if using Version Control on the same models on a regular basis. Desirable for running the Compare Report; use Compare results on all objects to create aggregate set of required objects for next process.	Processing time is generally shorter. Report can be easier to analyze because it focuses on objects of greatest interest. Report can take less time to analyze because of its shorter length. Desirable with aggregate set for Trial Adoption, Adoption, Trial Migration, and Migration.

All

Selected

No object selection time needed.
Resulting report is comprehensive; there is no chance of leaving out information you want.

Provides a good baseline report if using Version Control on the same models on a regular basis.

Desirable for running the Compare Report; use Compare results on all objects to create aggregate set of required objects for next process.

Processing time is generally shorter.

Report can be easier to analyze because it focuses on objects of greatest interest.

Report can take less time to analyze because of its shorter length.

Desirable with aggregate set for Trial Adoption, Adoption, Trial Migration, and Migration.

Note: For large models, selected objects can be the preferable alternative because Version Control functions can be resource intensive. If you choose selected objects, you can select objects individually or select one or more aggregate sets composed of objects previously selected.