Comparing an object in an uploaded package to the target system

The Compare action looks at only one object and compares what is in the uploaded package to what is in the target system.

About this task

To accurately assess the objects, you must know about both the source and the target systems. The information is based on a comparison of the XML in the package with the target system. You must also know the meaning of the object text colors and icons.

Table 1. Description of object text colors and icons
Object color and icon	Description
Object in green text with the icon.	Object property exists in the package, but not in the target environment.
Object in blue text with the icon.	Object property exists in the target environment, but not in the package.
Object in red text with the icon.	Object property exists in both the package and the target environment, but are different.
Object in orange text with the icon.	Object with the same object name and module and business object names, if appropriate for the object type, is in both the package and the target environment, but their object labels cause a conflict.

To use the Compare action, do the following steps.

Procedure

To compare one of the objects in the upload with its counterpart in the system, select the object in the Navigation panel. The object displays in the Objects panel.
Select an item in the Objects panel and click Compare.
The result is displayed in the Description column of the Objects panel.
Click the icon to expand and close the object levels.
- An object in red text indicates that the object exists in the target but not the package.
- An object in green text indicates that the object exists in the package but not the target.