Bookshelf v7.5: Comparing Repositories

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Comparing Repositories

This section explains how to use the Compare Repositories feature of the Administration Tool. It allows you to compare the contents of two repositories, including all objects in the Physical, Business Model and Mapping, and Presentation layers.

If you are using the Siebel Analytics applications repository (SiebelAnalytics.rpd) and have customized its content, you can use this feature to compare your customized repository to a new version of the repository received from Siebel Systems.

For information about merging the contents of your customized Siebel Analytics applications repository with that of a new version of the repository, see Merging Repositories.

To compare two repositories

In the Administration Tool, open a repository in offline mode.

The repository that you open in this step is referred to as the current repository. For instructions on opening a repository, see Online and Offline Repository Modes.

Select File > Compare from the toolbar.

The Select Original Repository dialog box appears.

Select the repository you want to compare with the current repository (that is, the repository you opened in Step 1).

The Open Offline dialog box appears.

Enter the password and click OK.

The Compare Repositories dialog box displays the differences between the two repositories.

Values in the Change column indicate the following:

Value

Description

Created

Object was created in the current repository and does not exist in the original repository.

Modified

Object exists in the original repository but has been modified in the current repository.

Deleted

Object exists in the original repository but has been deleted from the current repository.

The buttons on the right side of the Compare Repositories dialog box provide the following functionality:

Button

Functionality

Select

Allows you to select a repository to compare with the current repository.

View 1

Opens deleted objects in read-only mode.

Edit 2

Opens created objects for editing.

UDML 1

Displays the Universal Data Modeling Language (UDML) information for objects in the original repository.

UDML 2

Displays the UDML information for objects in the current repository.

Diff

Displays the differences between the current repository and the original repository.

Save

Saves a list of the differences between the current repository and the original repository.

Mark

Marks the object you select. Boxes appear around created and modified objects. To remove marks, enable the Turn Off Compare Mode.

Turn Off Compare Mode

This feature allows you to remove marks applied to objects while using the Compare Repositories and Merge Repositories features.

To enable the Turn Off Compare Mode

From the Administration Tool toolbar, select File > Turn Off Compare Mode.

Value	Description
Created	Object was created in the current repository and does not exist in the original repository.
Modified	Object exists in the original repository but has been modified in the current repository.
Deleted	Object exists in the original repository but has been deleted from the current repository.

Button	Functionality
Select	Allows you to select a repository to compare with the current repository.
View 1	Opens deleted objects in read-only mode.
Edit 2	Opens created objects for editing.
UDML 1	Displays the Universal Data Modeling Language (UDML) information for objects in the original repository.
UDML 2	Displays the UDML information for objects in the current repository.
Diff	Displays the differences between the current repository and the original repository.
Save	Saves a list of the differences between the current repository and the original repository.
Mark	Marks the object you select. Boxes appear around created and modified objects. To remove marks, enable the Turn Off Compare Mode.

Siebel Analytics Server Administration Guide
Published: 23 June 2003