JD Edwards Visual Compare for UDC Descriptions and Glossary Tool

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Visual Compare for UDC Descriptions and Glossary tool (P96472) enables you to review and apply text updates for Data Dictionary glossaries and UDCs. You can see a side-by-side comparison of the new and old text values, which enables you to choose whether to accept the changes. When you install an ESU containing UDC Description and Glossary changes, an XML file is extracted to the Special Instructions folder on the deployment server and is located in the following directory: ..\E900\SpecialInstructions. The Visual Compare for UDC Descriptions and Glossary Tool, application P96472, is run from an administrative client workstation within JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and applies the changes to the current environment. You must have installed the Planner Update, which contains Software Action Request (SAR) 7481054, completed the special instructions, and built and deployed your package.

To apply DD glossary and UDC description changes:

1. In the Fast Path, enter P96472.

2. On Work With Special Instructions, click Add.

   On Search and Select Special Instructions, in the Server Share Path field, the path to the Deployment Server special instructions folder appears as the default.

3. If you have moved the folder or if the appropriate folder does not appear, click the browse button, navigate to the directory that contains the XML file, and select the directory. Click Find.

4. In the grid, click the appropriate ESU, and then click Select.

   The data from the new ESU is imported and the application returns to the Work With Special Instructions form. The new ESUs appear in the grid. The Work With Special Instructions form appears. The ESUs appear in the grid.

5. Select the appropriate ESU.

6. Select one of the following options from the Row menu:

   • Accept: Select this option if you want to accept all updates in the ESU without reviewing them.

   • Reset Status: Select this option to change the status from Applied to Not Applied or from Reviewed to Not Applied.

     Three types of statuses are available:

     Status	Description
     Applied	Applied status appears if you have applied everything contained in the ESU. If you have applied parts of the ESU, but not all, then this status will not appear.
     Not Applied	This status appears if you have not applied any of the ESU contents.
     Reviewed	This status appears if you have looked at the ESU but not applied any of its contents.

7. Select the UDC Description Option to access the Work with UDC Description Changes form. This option is enabled only if the ESU contains changes to UDC descriptions.

   The UDCs are grouped by product code and appear in a list underneath the Available UDC Items folder. Only those UDCs that have different descriptions from the ones that already reside in your current environment appear.

8. You can select individual UDCs, multiple UDCs, or all UDCs. To select all UDCs, click the top-level node located under the Available UDC Items folder. Clicking any node selects all of the UDCs beneath it. To accept the UDC descriptions, click Accept.

9. You can opt to view all UDCs in the ESU by clicking the All items option. Or, you can opt to view only those items that have not already been reviewed by clicking the Non Reviewed Items option.

10. Click the double-arrow button to accept the UDC description of the currently selected UDC.

11. Select the DD Glossary option to access the Work with DD Glossary Changes form. This option is enabled only if the ESU contains changes to DD glossaries.

    The DD items are grouped by product code and appear in a list underneath the Special Instructions folder. Only those DD items that have different glossaries from the ones that already reside in your current environment appear.

12. You can select individual DD items, multiple DD items, or all DD items. To select all DD items, click the top-level node located under the Special Instructions folder. Clicking any node selects all of the DD items beneath it. To accept the DD glossaries, click Accept.

13. You can opt to view all glossaries in the ESU by clicking the All items option. Or, you can opt to view only those items that have not already been reviewed by clicking the Non Reviewed Items option.

14. Click the double-arrow button to accept the DD glossary of the currently selected DD.

15. Select the Preceding ESU option to view a summary of changes previously applied but also contained in the selected ESU.

16. Select the SARs Related option to view all SARs in the selected ESU containing text changes for UDCs and glossaries.