'Compare With' features

How to compare files with each other and with Local History.

Compare With Each Other

To compare two files in the same project with each other:

  1. In the OPL Projects Navigator, highlight the two files you want to compare, right-click and choose Compare With > Each Other.
    Compare With Each Other menu
  2. The files are opened in the Editing Area in a special view that allows you to see them side by side, with the differences between the two files highlighted:
    Compare With Each Other result

Compare With Local History

To compare a file with another version of itself in Local History:

  1. In the OPL Projects Navigator, highlight the file you want to compare with its own Local History versions, right-click and choose Compare With > Local History.
  2. A list of the different versions of the file is displayed in the History tab.
    Compare With Local History revisions list
  3. Double-click the version of the file that you want to compare with the current version.

    The files are opened in the Editing Area in a special view that allows you to see them side by side, with the differences between the two versions highlighted.

    Compare With Local History result