Viewpoint Comparison Examples

This topic contains examples of different types of viewpoint comparisons and how you can use them.

Missing Nodes Example

In this example, we compared the bottom nodes in the Depts by LOB viewpoint to the Depts by Geography viewpoint. The results show that there is one node in the Depts by LOB viewpoint that is not in the Depts by Geography viewpoint.

To resolve the difference, we created a request and then dragged node 560 from the LOB viewpoint to the Geography viewpoint. As soon as the node is added to the Geography viewpoint, node 560 is removed from the compare results. We submitted the request to commit the change to the Geography viewpoint.

Compare Relationship Example

In this example, we compared the relationships of all nodes in the Depts by LOB and the Depts by Geography viewpoints. All of the nodes that exist in both viewpoints but that have different parents are displayed. Because nodes are being aligned based on the left-hand viewpoint, when we click node 111 in the compare results, the node is displayed in both viewpoints.

The properties panel shows the different values for the node parent.

Compare Properties Example

In this example, we compared the properties of all nodes in the Cost Centers CORP and Cost Centers NA viewpoints. The compare results showed two property differences for the Store002 node. We clicked CC_Store002 in the compare results. Because Align:Left was selected automatically, the node is displayed in both viewpoints and the properties panel showed differences in the name and the description properties for this node.