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## 5.11.6 Comparing Changes Across Working Copies

View and compare changes between single pages across different Working Copies.

When a page has been modified in a Working Copy or in the Main application, the View changes in other copies button () appears on the Page Designer toolbar.

Clicking View changes in other copies displays a dialog that contains a report of copies of the application where the current page has been modified or locked.

Tip:

The View changes in other copies button olny appears on the Page Designer toolbar if a page must have been modified in another Working Copy or in the Main application.

To compare changes across Working Copies:

1. View the Working Copy:
   1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
      The App Builder home page appears.
   2. If not already selected, change to Icon view. On the navigation bar, click View Icons.
   3. Select the Main application.
      The Application home page appears.
   4. Under Working Copies on the side bar, select a copy to view.
      The Working Copy appears.
2. On the Application home page, select a page that has been modified in another Working Copy or in the Main application.

   Page Designer appears.

   Description of the illustration view_changes_in_other_copies.png
3. On the Page Designer toolbar, click View changes in other copies.

   The Page Changes and Locks dialog appears displaying a report of all copies where the current page has been modified or locked, including the Main application.

   Description of the illustration page_changes_and_locks.png
4. To view a diff of the changes, select the View Diff button.

   The Viewing Page Differences dialog appears. Available controls include: Undo, Redo, Search, Previous Change, Next Change, and the Settings menu.

   Description of the illustration viewing_page_differences.png

   The previous example shows two Working Copies. In the first Working Copy the `MILESTONE_ID` column is Hidden. In the second the Working Copy, the `MILESTONE_ID` column is Plain Text (based on List of Values).

5. Click Close to exit the Viewing Page Differences dialog.

Parent topic: Creating a Working Copy to Merge, Refresh, or Compare