Comparing Doclet Versions

Doclet compare in Oracle Smart View for Office enables you to analyze two versions of the same Word-based doclet so that you can identify and highlight differences between them.

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About Comparing Doclet Versions

Comparing Doclet Versions

About Comparing Doclet Versions

Doclet compare in Smart View enables you to analyze two versions of a Microsoft Word doclet so that you can identify and highlight differences between them. Depending on context, you can access doclet compare by using the Compare button in the Narrative Reporting ribbon, or by using the Compare button in the Version tab of the Properties dialog.

Available for Word doclets only, compare allows users to detect changes made between two versions; for example:

• Textual changes, such as inserted, deleted, or modified text, formatting changes, and moved content.
• Added or removed embedded content and variables, including changes in embedded content and variables

When you select Compare, either from the ribbon or the dialog, Smart View produces a comparison document where differences are visually highlighted for easy review, similar to document compare in Word. You then use Word features to navigate and review the summary pane, the original doclet, and the revised doclet.

From the checked-out and uploaded state, you perform a doclet compare by selecting the arrow on the Compare button in the Narrative Reporting ribbon, then select Compare changes since to view a list of doclet versions. You can select any of the doclet versions in the list. In Figure 24-63, we've select Doclet Version 1.

Figure 24-63 Compare Accessed from the Narrative Reporting ribbon

Once checked in, you perform a doclet compare by accessing the Version tab of the Properties dialog from either the Inspect button in the Narrative Reporting ribbon or the Properties link for the current doclet in the report package panel, then select the Versions tab. Use your Control key to select two versions to compare. In Figure 24-64, we selected versions 1 and 3. Then click the Compare button, .

Figure 24-64 Compare Accessed from the Compare Button in the Properties Dialog, Version Tab

The comparison result of the two doclet versions is presented in the familiar Word format with these panes:

• Summary of changes
• Compared doclet
• Original version of the doclet - think of this as the base version
• The revised version of the doclet - the version you are comparing to the original version

The example shown in Figure 24-65 shows the results of comparing the original version of a doclet with the latest version:

Figure 24-65 Doclet Comparison Results

Comparing Doclet Versions

To compare two doclet versions:

1. In the Report Center panel, open a doclet and, optionally, check it out.

   See Checking Out Doclets for information on selecting, opening, and checking out doclets.

   Note:

   You must open a doclet that has at least two versions displayed in the Version tab of the Properties dialog. A version is created upon checking in a doclet.
2. For a checked-out doclet, make any necessary changes and upload it to enable the Compare button, then:
   1. In the Narrative Reporting ribbon, selecting the arrow on the Compare button, then select Compare changes since (shown in Figure 24-63).
   2. From the list of doclet versions, select any of the doclet versions in the list.

      The comparison document is presented. An example is shown in Figure 24-65.

   3. Proceed to step 4.
3. For a checked-in or checked-out doclet:
   1. Use one of the following methods to access the Properties dialog, Version tab for the doclet:
      • In the Narrative Reporting ribbon, click Inspect to launch the Properties dialog, and then select the Version tab, .
      • In the Report Center, select a doclet (it does not need to be open), and in the Action Panel, select Properties, and then select the Version tab, .

      An example of the Properties dialog, Version tab is shown in Figure 24-64.

   2. In the Properties dialog, Version tab, use the Ctrl key to select two doclet versions, then click the Compare button,

      The comparison document is presented, as shown in Figure 24-65.

   3. Proceed to step 4.
4. In the doclet comparison results window, review the changes using Word tools as you require.