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Compare Views

The compare view process lets you generate a report showing the differences between any two views, either snapshot or working, that exist in any project.

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate the Explorer tree to the state associated with a view you want to compare.
2. Right-click the state, and select Compare View from the shortcut menu.

   The compare view process dialog appears and the View fields show the view contexts when you invoked the dialog.

   Note: The lowercase italic text indicates the process dialog name by the process type, since the process execution dialog names differ to each site.

3. Click the button next to the Path field to open the Repository Path Selection dialog.

   The dialog appears, and you can select a repository path and a different view. The Show Views with State Nodes option lets you show only views associated with states.

4. Specify the items you want to show in the Compare View list by selecting one or more of the following options and clicking Compare.

   Recursive

   Searches all paths beneath the current path and shows the item versions matching the other filtering criteria. This option works with the Show options. Typically, only items in the path specified in the View and Path fields and specified by the Results criteria are displayed in the dialog list.

   Items only in View 1

   Specifies that all items in View 1 should be listed.

   Items only in View 2

   Specifies that all items in View 2 should be listed.

   A list of items that match your criteria shows the items unique to one view or which have changes between the views. The dialog changes dynamically to let you change your options and refresh your comparison.

   Common Items/Different Contents

   Specifies that all items that are common to View 1 and View 2 but have different contents should be listed.

   Common Items/Identical Contents

   Specifies that all items that are common to View 1 and View 2 and have identical contents should be listed.

5. (Optional) Select an item in the list, and click Difference.

   The Difference dialog appears and shows detailed, line-by-line differences between two text files.

6. (Optional) Click Note to view information about the process.
7. Click Close.