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Comparing versions

octoplant can create comparisons that are displayed side by side so that you can see the differences in an understandable way. You can compare the following:

  • Any version with the working directory
  • Any version with another version

Comparing version with working directory

  1. Select a component in the Project tree.

    If you want to compare versions, you must first check them out (see Check-Out).

  2. Select a version in the Change history tab.

  3. Select the Compare with working directory button in the State tab in the menu bar.

    Figure: Menu bar, Status tab, Compare with working directory button

  4. The Comparison dialog is then opened, in which the differences are listed.

Comparing version with another version

Figure: Working method comparison of versions

  1. Select a component in the Project tree.
  2. Select a version in the Change history tab as the compare partner.
  3. Select Set as compare partner in the State tab in the menu bar.
  4. The component is displayed pinned (version 5 in the example above).
  5. Select the version you want to compare with the set comparison partner (version 3 in the example above).
  6. Select Compare with set compare partner.
  7. The Comparison dialog is then opened, in which the differences are listed.

Printing the differences or exporting them to PDF

  1. Open the Comparison dialog.

  2. Select the differences you want to print or export in the Differences area.

    To print multiple differences, press Ctrl while selecting them. To print all differences, select the root project in the Difference tree and then press Ctrl+A.

  3. Select the File tab in the menu bar.

  4. Select Show print preview. The Print differences dialog is opened.
  5. In the Print differences dialog, select whether you want to print a summary or the details of the comparison and confirm with OK.
  6. In the Print section of the menu bar, select the option to print or export to PDF.

FAQ

How can the maximum number of differences that are displayed be changed?

After the comparison between versions, the differences are displayed. The maximum number of differences is set by default. To change this number, proceed as follows:

  1. Navigate to AdminClient > INI files > Server.ini (path to archive: {Drive}:\vdServerArchive\VD$A\Configuration\Server.ini)

  2. Add the following section (or edit the value if the section exists):

[Compare]
7003=N

(Where N is the maximum number of differences; default value: 512, minimum value: 64, maximum value: 16384)