The View Differences dialog box is displayed when you select the Compare command, to view the differences between any two revisions.
Displaying Differences
The Left and Right View panes display the files of the objects being compared.
The panes are synchronized so that when you change the view in one pane the other changes simultaneously.
The cursor defaults to the left pane. It points to the first difference in the LCIF file. Use the Tab key to move the cursor to the right pane and to the other fields in the dialog box.
Differences are displayed following standard conventions:
Additional lines are displayed as added text and a blank line is added in the corresponding position on the opposite pane.
Deleted lines are displayed as deleted text and a blank line is added in the corresponding position on the opposite pane.
Changes to blocks of continuous text are displayed as changed text.
Differences in the Definition section of an LCIF file are defined further in the following ways:
Left and right records with the same identifier are treated as changes.
Left and right records with different identifiers are displayed as added and deleted text.
Colors
The following colors are the default colors used to highlight differences:
Changed text violet
Deleted text red
Added text green
These colors can be changed using the Change Display Attributes button.
Displaying Record Dialog Boxes
Double-click on a record in either of the panes to display the Record Differences dialog box. If only one of the panes contains the record, the Record View dialog box is displayed. This behavior is only available when a Definition section of the files is displayed.
Shortcut keys are Ctrl + Enter.
Creating a Differences Report
You can create a printable report showing the differences displayed on the View Differences dialog box. To create this report, press Create Differences Report to display the Create Differences Report dialog box.
Shortcut keys are Ctrl + T.
Record Differences Dialog Box (Differences)
The Record Differences dialog box displays the fields contained in individual
records. It shows the corresponding records of the objects being compared.
Differences are displayed following the same color conventions as in the View Differences dialog box.
The cursor position defaults to the first difference in the fields on the left of the dialog box.
A dialog box containing different fields is displayed for each record type.
Contact your support center for a copy of the LCIF help file for more information on individual records.
To display the Record Differences dialog box
Double-click on a record in either the left or right pane of the View Differences dialog box. If the record is contained in only one of the objects the Record View dialog box is displayed instead.
Shortcut keys are Ctrl + Enter.