Understanding the FDA Compare Color Scheme

FDA Compare uses colors and letters to highlight the differences between the source and target objects. This table lists the default colors and their meanings:

Color	Meaning
Black	The object exists in both the source and target and is the same in both versions.
Red	The object exists in both the source and target but is not the same in both versions.
Green	The object exists only in the target.
Blue	The object exists only in the source.

In the form workspace, the controls that differ between the versions are marked with a symbol in a color indicating the type of change. When you click a control, the browsers highlight the changes in specific property values with the same color coding. To change the color scheme, select View, User Options.

Note: Nodes in the Application Tree View browser appear in a color if one or more of their children are different. Therefore, while the node itself may not be different, you will find that an object is different when you navigate deeper into the tree.