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Comparing Different Versions of a Workflow Process or Task UI

Starting with Siebel Fix Pack 8.1.1.10, Siebel Tools allows you to compare two different versions of the same workflow process or task UI. It uses two separate windows to display these differences. For more information, see About the Patch That Some Features Described In This Guide Require.

To compare different versions of a workflow process or task UI

1. Log in to Siebel Tools.
2. In the Object Explorer, click Workflow Process.

   Alternatively, you can compare two versions of a task UI.

3. In the Workflow Processes list, choose two versions of the same workflow process.

   Make sure you choose two versions of the same workflow process and that these versions include different values in the Version property. Siebel Tools allows you to choose two entirely different workflow processes, but the comparison will not be meaningful. You must click Revise to create a new version of the same workflow process.

   For more information about Revise, see WF/Task Editor Toolbar. For more information about choosing two workflow versions, see Choosing More Than One Record in the Object List Editor.

4. Click the Tools menu, Compare Objects, and then click Selected.

   Siebel Tools displays each workflow process version in a separate window. It displays the first record that you choose in Step 3 in the top window and the second record that you choose in Step 3 in the bottom window. It compares the first record to the second record. It considers the first record as the newer record. It uses the following colors to indicate differences between these records:

   • Yellow. You modified the object. For example, you added a process property to a business service step.
   • Red. You deleted an object from the old version.
   • Green. You added an object to the new version.

     Note the following behavior:

   • If you click an object that is not red or green in one window, then Siebel Tools chooses the corresponding object in the other window. This functionality works only if a corresponding object exists. For example, if you click a red or green object, then Siebel Tools does not choose any object in the other window because no corresponding object exists.
   • You can double-click the object to view details about your modifications.
   • You can repeat Step 3 and Step 4 to compare multiple sets of workflows. Siebel Tools displays each set in a separate tab. You can click each tab to navigate between sets.
   • To compare the workflow process properties of the two versions, you can double-click the background of either version, and then Siebel Tools displays an object comparison dialog box that allows you to view the differences for process properties instead of the differences between process steps. If a difference exists between the process properties of the two versions, then Siebel Tools sets the background color of one of the versions to yellow.