Data Dictionary Compare Report

The Data Dictionary Compare report (R969200N) compares data dictionary items between two environments or data sources. Environment (1) and Data Source (1) are determined from the current sign on environment. You specify Environment (2) or Data Source (2) in a processing option to indicate the environment or data source to use for comparison.

Before an upgrade, you can compare the data dictionary items in the Production and Pristine environments to determine which items were added, deleted, or changed. After the upgrade, you can use the report to verify that your modifications were carried forward to the new release.

Another way to use the report is as an audit or validation tool. For example, if a data dictionary item performs as expected in a development environment but not in a production environment, you can use the Data Dictionary Compare report to see if the items in the two environments are different.

The report includes both a summary and a detailed section. The detailed section is sorted by system code, and then by the item alias name within each system code.