Markup for comparing configurations in the Engineering Test Management application
When you compare two versions of a test artifact in the detailed comparison editor, differences are decorated with various forms of markup.
Differences between sections and artifact content
In the sidebar, you can determine whether a section was added, removed, or changed. Artifacts that are listed in the summary and other supported content are also annotated.| Decoration | Description | Example |
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| Text with a gray background | A difference where content exists only in the target configuration of the Comparison editor. |
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| Text with a yellow background | A difference where content exists only in the source configuration of the Comparison editor. |
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| Underlined text with a blue background | The content was changed in both configurations. |
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| Annotations such as placeholder markers, lines, and change bars | Annotations such as placeholder markers, lines, and change bars indicate that a section was moved to its location in the comparison test artifact. The annotations also show the location in the current test artifact. Annotations in rich-text sections show where differences exist between two versions of the text. | For an example, see Rich-text sections in Compare and merge operations for configurations of test artifacts. |
Differences in manual scripts
You can compare manual script content, including manual script steps. When differences exist between two versions of a manual script, a high-level view of the step changes is displayed. The same common colors and decorations indicate a changed step, added step, removed step, or moved step. For changed steps, the following additional decorations indicate what has changed:
| Decoration | Description |
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| A | Attachments |
| C | Comments |
| D | Description |
| E | Expected result |
| R | Requirement linked to a step |
| T | Step type (execution step or report step) |
| V | Assisted data entry, or Verification field of a test step |