Viewing Comparison Reports

You can filter comparison results to analyze the data most effectively.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

View Report Page

EOCM_VIEW_VERSIONC

View comparison data between two partner catalog versions.

Use the View Report page (EOCM_VIEW_VERSIONC) to view comparison data between two partner catalog versions.

Navigation:

Catalog Management > Catalog Management Home

Select an enterprise catalog.

Select the newer of the partner catalogs that you want to compare.

Compare Versions > View Report

If you do not need this data again, click Delete Report to remove the report from the system.

Numeric Filter

You can filter comparison results by a selected numeric field based on an amount or percent difference. For example, results can be displayed in the filtered rows view if the supplier price of an offering shows a difference greater than 10.00.

Field or Control

Description

Numeric Field

Select a numeric field. Only numeric fields selected for comparison are available.

Amount Difference and Percent Difference

To apply a filter:

  1. Select to filter by amount or percent.

  2. Select an operator. Choose from:

    • Less than.

    • Less than or equal to.

    • Equal to.

    • Greater than.

    • Greater than or equal to.

  3. Enter the amount or percent difference to filter by.

Filter Rows

Click to view results based on the filter criteria entered.

All Rows

Click to remove any previous filtering and view results without filtering.

Results

For each offering in the partner catalog that contains differences, the Results grid displays the fields selected for comparison.

Field or Control

Description

Max Rows

Enter the maximum number of rows, no greater than 300, to display in the Results grid.

Supplier Item ID

Click the ID to access the Maintain Partner Data page for that offering and update the data.

Note: The Maintain Partner Data information updates the newer version of the catalog. Any updates made are not seen on the comparison report until it has been regenerated.

View Values Tab

Select the View Values tab.

Field or Control

Description

Version <Newer Catalog Version Number> Value

Displays the value found in the newer catalog version for the associated field.

Version <Older Catalog Version Number> Value

Displays the value found in a previous catalog version for the associated field.

View Differences Tab

Select the View Differences tab.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the View Report page: View Differences tab. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 View Report page: View Differences tab

Field or Control

Description

Amount Difference

Displays the amount difference from the older version to the newer version, for numeric fields only.

Percent Difference

Displays the percent difference from the previous version to the newer version, for numeric fields only.