User`s guide

Explore the XML Comparison Report
9-7
Type of report
item
Highlighting Notes
Container None Rows with no highlighting indicate a container item that
contains other modified or unmatched items.
Use the toolbar buttons or the Comparison menu for the following functions:
• Refresh — Run Chawathe analysis again to refresh the comparison report.
• Swap Sides — Swap sides and rerun comparison. Runs the Chawathe analysis
again.
• Save As > Save as HTML — Opens the Save dialog box, where you can choose to
save a printable version of the XML comparison report. The report is a noninteractive
HTML document of the differences detected by the Chawathe algorithm for printing
or archiving a record of the comparison.
• Save As > Save to Workspace — Export XML comparison results to workspace.
• In the Navigate section, click the arrow buttons (or press Up or Down keys) to go to
the previous difference or go to the next difference.
• Compare Selected Parameter — Open a new report for the currently selected
pair of parameters. Use this when the report cannot display all the details in the
Parameters pane, e.g., long strings or a script.
Use the View tab controls on the toolstrip for the following functions:
• Expand All — Expands every item in the tree.
Tip Right-click to expand or collapse the hierarchy within the selected tree node.
• Collapse All — Collapses all items in the tree to the most compact view possible.
See also “XML Comparison Examples” on page 9-5.
Unexpected Results
If you see unexpected results within an XML comparison report, try reading the
documentation section on “How the Matching Algorithm Works” on page 9-10.
Note: It may not be possible for the analysis to detect matches between previously
corresponding sections of files that have diverged too much.