Collection of comparison instances which is assigned to a specific group type. A comparison instance can be contained in several comparison groups.
A comparison group type defines the behavior of a comparison group.
Example
Group type A defines that comparison instances are grouped because they affect the same business object (for example, all instances that check business partners)
Group type B defines that comparison instances are grouped because they should allow a correlated result, for example, transfer master data from one source system to multiple target systems.
Comparison groups can be used for various purposes:
Group result view to display the correlated results for multiple systems within a comparison group
Filter for the administration view
Quick assessment of the data distribution from one source system to multiple target systems
Assessment of data distribution across a chain of systems
The following comparison group types are delivered by SAP:
Display
Combines comparison instances to display them in one comprehensive administration view, and to start and stop them together.
Sequence
Combines comparison instances that belong to a distribution of master data across a chain of systems. Groups of this type can be used as filter criteria in the administration view, they can be started and stopped, and they are correlated.
Distribution
Combines comparison instances that belong to a distribution of master data from a single source system to multiple target systems. Groups of this type can be used as filter criteria in the administration view, they can be started and stopped, they have a validation function, and they are correlated.