User`s guide

9 Comparing XML Files
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Explore the XML Comparison Report
In this section...
“Navigate the XML Comparison Report” on page 9-6
“Save Comparison Log Files in a Zip File” on page 9-8
“Export Results to the Workspace” on page 9-8
Navigate the XML Comparison Report
The XML comparison report shows changes only. The report is a hierarchical view of
the differences between two XML text files, and is not a hierarchical view of the original
XML data.
To step through differences, use the Comparison tab on the toolstrip. To move to the
next or previous group of differences, on the Comparison tab, in the Navigate section,
click the arrow buttons to go to the previous or next difference.
You can also click to select items in the hierarchical trees.
• Selected items appear highlighted in a box.
• If the selected item is part of a matched pair it is highlighted in a box in both left and
right trees.
Report item highlighting indicates the nature of each difference as follows:
Type of report
item
Highlighting Notes
Modified Pink Modified items are matched pairs that differ between the
two files. When you select a modified item it is highlighted
in a box in both trees.
Changed parameters for the selected pair are displayed in
a separate Parameters panel for review. If strings are too
long to display in the Parameters table, right-click and
select Compare as Text to open a new comparison of the
parameters.
Unmatched Green When you select an unmatched item it is highlighted in a
box in one tree only.