Process Diff Viewer
The following are the different modes of operation by which diff viewer is viewed for a process.
Compare with Local History
- Import an already existing sample or create a new project.
- The selected process 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
- In
Project Explorer view, right-click on the selected process and select
or
The History tab is displayed.
- 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 process.
In the above example, there is a change in the General and Description tab hence they are marked in blue.
On the General tab, a change is made in the Name field, hence it is highlighted in yellow.
Compare with Each Other
- Procedure
- In Project Explorer view, select the two different processes. Right-click and select
.
A BW Compare view is displayed, that displays the visual diff between the two different processes.
Caution: If a process in an application is copied to the same application or shared module or a different application, the diff viewer does not highlight any changes unless the changes are explicitly made. If a new process is created with the same activities, the diff viewer highlights the changes for the activities even though the process flow is the same.
Compare with another revision from SVN Repository
- 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
- In the Project Explorer view, right-click on the selected process imported from the SVN repository and select
The History tab is displayed.
- On the
History tab, select the two different revisions to compare. Right-click and select
Compare option.
The Compare window is displayed.
- 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 process.
Compare with another revision from Git Repository
- 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
- In Project Explorer view, right-click on the selected process imported from the Git repository and select
The History tab is displayed.
- 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 process.