Comparing and Merging Artifacts

View the difference between two copies of artifact and merge those copies to sync any changes done by others, or revert to any previous revision.

The History View provides options to compare between:

  • Two revisions of the same artifact
  • One revision and one working (local) copy of an artifact
  • One revision and the master or approved copy of an artifact

In addition, the History View also lets you merge structure or text into a local copy from any remote copy. Structure compare is available for all RMS artifacts except for Rules and Rule Functions. Text compare is available for all RMS artifacts. You can also revert the changes you merged in the local copy.

Procedure

  1. Right-click on any artifact in the Details section of the history view.
    • Select Compare with working copy to compare the RMS copy with the local copy.
    • Select Show differences to compare between two revisions of the same artifact.
    • Select Show difference with previous revision to compare the latest copy with the most recent version of the artifact.
    • Select Compare with master copy to compare the local copy with the approved copy of the artifact.
  2. In the Compare dialog, select the appropriate merge option, such as Copy from left to right or Copy All from right to left, and so on.
  3. Click Save.

    The changes are reflected in the local copy. For Remote copy comparison, merging operations are disabled.

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