Compare Types

Visual Compare

The visual compare displays the hierarchy trees side-by-side without running a comparison process.

Structure Compare

The structure compare identifies nodes that are similar or different between two versions of the same hierarchy or two points of different hierarchies.

A structural compare returns nodes from each hierarchy that are similar or different based on the type of comparison being performed. The results can be displayed as two lists, two marked trees, or both.

Property Compare

The property compare identifies differences in property values between two versions of the same hierarchy or two points of different hierarchies. You can select properties to compare for each node that is common between the hierarchies. The results can be displayed as two lists, two marked trees, or both.

Rename Compare

The renamed node compare is the same as the structure compare, but it treats renamed nodes as being the same for comparison purposes.

For example, if Hierarchy 1 in a compare includes nodes A, B and C, and hierarchy 2 contains the same nodes but with node C renamed to CC, then the renamed node compare does not identify any differences between the two hierarchies. A structure compare regards nodes C and CC as different if the differences option is selected.

A renamed node compare returns nodes from each hierarchy that are similar or different based on the type of comparison being performed. The results can be displayed as two lists, two marked trees, or both.