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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 Siebel Analytics Repositories.

To compare two repositories

  1. 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.

  2. Select File > Compare from the toolbar.
  3. In the Select Original Repository dialog box, select the repository you want to compare to the open repository.
  4. In the Open Offline dialog box, type the password and click OK.
  5. Use the Compare repositories dialog box to review the differences between the two repositories.

    The following list contains the values in the Change column and a description:

Table 20.  Change Field for Comparing and Merging Repositories
Change
Description
Created
Object was created in the current repository and does not exist in the original repository.
Deleted
Object exists in the original repository but has been deleted from the current repository.
Modified
Object exists in the original repository but has been modified in the current repository.

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

Table 21.  Functions Available When Comparing and Merging Repositories
Button
Functionality
Diff
Differences between the current repository and the original repository. For definitions of the values in the Change field, see Table 20.
Edit 2
Opens created objects for editing.
Equalize
This equalizes the upgrade id of the objects. If objects have the same upgrade id, they are considered to be the same object. Not available when merging repositories.
Find
Search by an object Name and Type (such as Initialization Block.
Find Again
Search again for the most recent Find value.
Mark
Marks the object you select. Boxes appear around created and modified objects. To remove marks, enable the Turn Off Compare Mode. Not available when merging repositories.
Save
Saves a list of the differences between the two repositories.
Select
Allows you to select a repository to compare with the current repository. Not available when merging repositories.
Stats
Provides the number of changes by Change type that will be occur during update and synchronization.
UDML 1
Universal Data Modeling Language information for objects in the original repository.
UDML 2
UDML information for objects in the current repository.
View 1
Opens deleted objects in read-only 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


 Siebel Analytics Server Administration Guide
 Published: 11 March 2004