Examining database differences using the CDT
About this task
To examine the differences between databases:
Procedure
- From the Comparison Results action bar,
choose the Zoom In icon. The range of possible results are
as follows:
- The Unchanged icon indicates
that an entity contains dependent tables that have differences.
-
The Add icon indicates that a record is inserted
to the target database.
- The Remove icon
indicates that a record is deleted from the target database.
-
The Modify icon indicates columns that are
updated on the target database. - Choose an entity's icon, as described
in step 3, to display the Record Details window
for the entity. The window displays data about the entity's values
in the target database. For example, the Record Details window for
modified data displays the following sections:
- Top section - displays values that are changed on the target database
- Bottom section - displays values that remain the
same.
Figure 1 shows the Record Details window for inserted data.
Figure 1. Record details window 