Shared Resource Diff Viewer

The following are the different modes of operation by which diff viewer is viewed for shared resources.

Note: The Diff Viewer feature is supported only for the shared resources that are shipped with TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™.

Compare with Local History

Prerequisites

  • Import an already existing sample or create a new project.
  • The selected shared resource should be modified and saved at least once before comparing the two revisions. This ensures that there is a local history available in the workspace.

Procedure

  1. In Project Explorer view, right-click on the selected shared resource and select Compare With > Local History or Team > Show Local History
    The History tab is displayed.
  2. On the History tab, select the two different revisions to compare. Right-click and select Compare with Each Other option.

    The Design view is displayed, that displays the visual diff between the two different revisions of the selected shared resource.

    In the above example, since there is a change in the Default Host, Maximum Total Connections and Cookie Policy fields hence they are marked in blue and highlighted in yellow.

Compare with Each Other

Prerequisites

Import an existing sample or create a new project.

Procedure

  • In Project Explorer view, select two different shared resources. Right-click and select Compare With > Each Other

    A Design view is displayed, that displays the visual diff between the two different shared resources.

Compare with another revision from a SVN Repository

Prerequisites

  • Import a project from SVN repository.
  • Ensure the project is imported from SVN repository and a previous version of the project is saved and available to compare the two revisions.

Procedure

  1. In Project Explorer view, right-click on the selected shared resource imported from the SVN repository and select Team > Show History

    The History tab is displayed.

  2. On the History tab, select the two different revisions to compare. Right-click and select Compare option.
    The Compare window is displayed.

  3. In the Compare window, select the SVN versions to compare. Click OK.

    A BW Compare view is displayed, that displays the visual diff between the two different revisions of the selected shared resource.

    In the above example, since there is a change in the Description field it is marked in blue and highlighted in yellow.

Compare with another revision from a Git Repository

Prerequisites

  • Import a project from Git repository.
  • Ensure the project imported from Git repository has a previous version and the project is saved and available to compare the two revisions.

Procedure

  1. In Project Explorer view, right-click on the selected shared resource imported from the Git repository and select Team > Show History

    The History tab is displayed.

  2. On the History tab, select the two different revisions to compare. Right-click and select Compare with Each Other option.

    A BW Compare view is displayed, that displays the visual diff between the two different revisions of the selected shared resource.

    In the above example, since there is a change in the Description field it is marked in blue and highlighted in yellow.