As indicated in the section on the Check In process, a comparison utility exists that allows visual comparison of object definitions in the following ways:
Compare two selected object definitions of the same type
Compare a selected object definition against an object definition of the same type and name in a different repository
Compare a selected object definition against the content of an archive (
.sif) file
The Compare Objects window can be invoked from the context menu by right-clicking one or a selection of two object definitions and selecting the appropriate subcommand of the Compare Objects command.
In addition to visualizing the differences between the two selections, the Compare Objects window supports copying of child objects between the selected parent objects. Two arrow buttons in the middle of the window serve this purpose. The target object must be locked for this feature to work.
Note
The copy feature of the Compare Objects window is especially useful...