Synchronizing data structures
When you perform comparisons to synchronize data structures, you compare two separate sets of structures.
Each set of structures represents the definition of that instance of the structures for the current point in time.
You can use Compare to keep multiple copies of data structures synchronized. Comparisons to synchronize data structures are often performed at the first stage of the application development cycle. For example, you might have several copies of the same data structures, each of which is modified independently by a separate group of developers. At various times, you need to synchronize each copy to ensure that all developers are using the same structure definitions.
The following methods are recommended for synchronizing your data structures: