Display the data from two published documents for comparison in a list format. Color coding illustrates the difference in the data between the two published documents.
Name – Displays the name of the object that was published in at least two of the documents being compared. By drilling down under the object, this column also displays properties for which data was published for this object.
Class Def – Displays the class definition of which the object in an instance.
Document 1 Value – Displays the value published by document 1 for a particular property for the object.
Document 2 Value – Displays the value published by document 2 for a particular property for the object.
Compare State – Indicates whether the data for the object changed between the compared versions of the document. Values that may appear in this column are described below:
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Updated – Indicates that the value for this property changed between the two versions of the document.
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Exists in document 1 only – Indicates that the object was deleted between the two versions of the document.
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Exists in document 2 only – Indicates that the object was created between the two versions of the document.
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Identical – Indicates that there was no change to the value of the property between the two versions of the published document.
Hide identical objects – Selecting this check box hides any properties for which the data did not change. If this check box is not selected, then all properties appear in the list, even those with a Compare state of Identical.
If the Exclude identical object parameter has been set to True on the DocVersionCompare method, or on any custom method used to open this dialog box, this option is selected
and disabled by default.
Export – Extract the information in the table to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for review or sharing.