The Full Snapshot Compare report has the following options:
Simple Item Compare. Compares item differences of all metadata types, and includes any differences in the Item Name, Item ID, and item attributes. The snapshot compare is performed by the Item ID. The Item ID Component attribute describes what makes the Item ID unique for each type.
Simple Map Compare. Compares datamap differences of all metadata types, and includes any differences in the datamap owner, datamap attributes, and datamap source type and target type.
To run the Full Snapshot Compare report for all metadata types:
From any Metadata Manager window, click Snapshot and select Comparison Reporting.
Click Full Compare and select the Simple Item Compare option or the Simple Map Compare option.
You see the Snapshot Selection dialog box.Click the First Snapshot drop down and then click the Second Snapshot drop down to select snapshots from any two snapshot slots that have Snapshot Status equal to Filled, including the Primary slot.
Click OK.
You see the Snapshot Comparison Results window.To view details of the differences between the snapshots, double click a row in the Snapshot Comparison Results window.
You see a list of items not found in the second snapshot.To view the item details, double click any row to view the item in the Item Detail window.
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The Selected Compare report has the following options:
Simple Item Compare. Compares item differences of specific metadata types selected in the Types window. Includes any differences in the Item Name, Item ID, and item attributes.
Detailed Item Compare. Compares item differences of specific metadata types selected in the Types window. Includes any differences in the Item Name, Item ID, and item attributes, and any differences in the immediate parents and children and mapping for each item.
Simple Map Compare. Compares mapping differences of specific metadata types selected in the Types window. Includes any differences in datamap owner, datamap attributes, and source type and target type.
Detailed Map Compare. Compares mapping detail differences of specific datamaps. Includes any data mapping differences in source to target mapping.
To run the Selected Snapshot Compare report for selected metadata:
From any Metadata Manager window, click Types in the navigation path, or click the Types bottom tab to display types in the workspace.
In the left navigation, click any type category and double click to select a type or datamap.
You see the item list for the type or datamap you selectedClick to select a specific type or datamap. To select several rows, press and hold the CTRL key.
Click Snapshot and select Comparison Reporting.
Click Selected Compare and select the Simple Item Compare,
DetailedItemCompare, SimpleMapCompare, or
DetailedMapCompare option for specific types or datamaps, respectively..
You see the Snapshot Selection dialog box.Click the First Snapshot drop down and then click the Second Snapshot drop down to select snapshots from any two snapshot slots that have Snapshot Status equal to Filled, including the Primary slot.
Click OK.
You see the Snapshot Comparison Results window.To view the differences between the snapshots, double click a row in the Snapshot Comparison Results window.
You see a list of items not found in the second snapshot.To view the item details, double click any row to view the item in the Item Detail window.
Info You can access the Item Detail window only for the items that are present in the Active snapshot.
Run the Eagle Gold Snapshot Compare Report
To run the Eagle Gold snapshot to Primary snapshot comparison report:
Obtain the Eagle Gold snapshot from the Eagle DVD and place it in the following snapshot directory:
\<thick>\estar\tpe\data\metadatamanager\snapshots\
Replace <thick> wth the appropriate think environment name.
NOTE: Replace <thick> with the appropriate thick environment name.
The Eagle Gold snapshot is now available for import.
From any Metadata Manager window, click Snapshot and select Snapshot Slots.
You see the Snapshots window.To import the Eagle Gold snapshot, drag and drop it from the Snapshot Files right pane to the Snapshot Slot row where the Snapshot Slot Status equal to Open.
Click the row of the Eagle Gold snapshot and click Set Active.
If needed, you can review the Eagle Gold snapshot in the browser prior to running the report.From any Metadata Manager window, run the full or selected comparison reports.