Viewing a Transcript Difference Details report


The Transcript Difference Details report displays a side-by-side comparison of two transcripts of the selected device actions.

To view and interpret the Transcript Difference Details report

  1. Generate the Transcript Comparison Report and click the View Difference Details icon Icon_Reportdetails.png.
    The example shown in the following figure compares two transcripts in detail.

    TranscriptDiffDetails.png
  2. (Optional) Perform one of the following tasks by using the menu options that are available on the Transcript Difference Details Report page:

    Menu option

    Description

    Print View

    Print a copy of the report.

    Export

    Export the report to one of the following formats:

    • HTML
    • PDF
    • RTF

    Email

    Email the report to one or more recipients in one of the export formats.

    Close

    Close the report window.

    Help

    Display Help.

  3. Select one of the following options:
    • Differences Only View (default): Displays only the differences between the transcripts, with a few lines of surrounding context.
    • Full View: Displays all transcript lines side-by-side.
  4. Review the legend information as shown in the following table to interpret the results:

    Legend item

    Description

    Added

    (<, >) 

    Lines that are in one transcript, but not in the other transcript, are shown with a red background. The > or < symbol points to the transcript with the added line(s).

    Changed (!)

    Lines that are in both transcripts, but differences are shown with a blue background.

    Skipped Line

    Shows when lines are skipped to focus on the differences between the items being compared.

    Section Border

    Shows transcript section name.

 

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