Comparing the Source Texts of Two Schemas 

Use

The comparison function enables you to compare the source texts of two schemas line by line. For example, you can compare a standard schema with a customer schema, or the international version of the payroll schema with the corresponding country version. You compare the current schema (schema 1) with a schema that you specify as the comparison schema (schema 2).

Prerequisites

You are already in the display function or change function for source text. You have displayed the source text of a schema in the table display.

Procedure

  1. Choose Schema ® Compare.

You access the Compare dialog box.
  1. In the Schema field, enter the schema that you want to compare with the current schema (schema 2).
  2. Select the required options. You can choose between the following options:

The system uses the standard schema for the comparison, even if a customer schema exists with the same name.

If you do not chose this option, the system uses the customer schema for the comparison.

The system includes the entries in the Text column (comments) in the comparison.

After the comparison, the system only displays the differences. If you do not choose this option, then the different and unchanged sections are displayed.
  1. Choose .

Result

The Compare Schemas screen appears. You see the attributes and administrative data of both schemas as well as the results of the comparison. The result of the comparison contains administrative data for both schemas, followed by the headers below:

If you do not flag Display differences only, the lines that remain unchanged for schema 1 are displayed under this header.

The changed lines of schema 1 are displayed, followed by the changed lines of schema 2.

If schema 1 contains lines that do not exist in schema 2, they are displayed under this header.

If schema 2 contains lines that do not exist in schema 1, they are displayed under this header.

If you have called this comparison function from the change function for source text, you can change the source text of the current schema directly from the Comparison of Schemas screen. For more information, see Changing the Source Text from the Schema Comparison Function.