Compare Structures

You can compare two item structures—a baseline and another structure—using the Compare action on the Structures tab of an item.

The comparison results are shown with filters to help refine your view.

To compare structures:

• On the Structures tab of an item, click Actions (three ellipses button) > click Compare.
  • The Compare structures drawer appears.

You can select the values for the following attributes for both the baseline and the compared structure:

• Organization Name
• Item Number
• Revision Number
• Structure Type

When you click Compare in the Compare structures drawer, a single-level structure comparison is initiated across both the structures. Note that the columns in comparison results are based on the selected view.

Note:

• Only two structures and one level of the structure can be compared at a time.
• You can compare two structures and their components across different organizations, revisions, and structure types.
• You can compare components and their attributes side-by-side and scroll through the results both horizontally and vertically.

You can quickly determine the differences between the structures by using the filters such as All, Differences, Added, Changes, Removed, and Unchanged available in the comparison results.

• All: shows items that are similar in both structures, missing in the compared structure, highlights difference in the compared structure, and lists any items that are additionally available in the compared structure.
• Differences: shows items that are missing in the compared structure, highlights differences in the compared structure, and lists any items that are additionally available in the compared structure.
• Added: shows items that are additionally available in the compared structure.
• Changed: highlights the differences in the compared structure.
• Removed: shows items that are unavailable in the compared structure.
• Unchanged: shows items that are similar between both the structures.

You can search for a specific component (across both the structures) in the comparison results by entering the item number in the search box.

When you click Detach on the Compare structures page, the comparison results grid expands to an entire page, allowing a better view of the additional rows.

You can scroll through the results both horizontally and vertically and locate the specific cells that interest you.

The comparison results are highlighted with colored icons for better readability and understanding of the differences.

Note:

• If you have the same components on both the baseline structure and the compared structure, and if at least one of the attribute values present in the current view are different, an edit icon is displayed, and the differences are highlighted in yellow on the cell. The attributes include the Item Sequence.
• If a component exists in the baseline structure, but is missing in the compared structure, a plus icon is displayed with the row highlighted in green.