Compare/Merge Versions

Different views allow component versions to be compared and merged:

Use the ISPW Repository Explorer view to compare two components to see how they differ.
Use the ISPW Component Versions view to compare selected component versions to see how they differ.
Use the ISPW Tasks view, the ISPW Assignment view, the ISPW Release view, the ISPW Set view, the Project Explorer view, or the Life Cycle graph to compare two component versions to see how they differ and, optionally, to merge the data from both component versions if both are at the TEST level.

To use the ISPW Repository Explorer view

From the ISPW Repository Explorer view, select two components.
Right-click and select Compare With Each Other. ISPW brings the components to the workstation and invokes the Eclipse Compare tool.

From the ISPW Component Versions view, select two component versions.
Right-click and select Compare Versions. ISPW brings the component versions to the workstation and invokes the Eclipse Compare tool.

Do one of the following:
- From the ISPW Tasks view, ISPW Assignment view, ISPW Release view, or ISPW Set view, right-click a version and select Compare/Merge.
- From the Project Explorer view, right-click a version and select Compare With>Other Version.
The Compare With dialog box appears and lists any additional component versions that exist in the life cycle or inactive version for that task.
Select the version to be compared with the version selected in the view and click OK. ISPW brings the component versions to the workstation and invokes the Eclipse Compare tool.

Right-click the task in a view that supports tasks, select View Life Cycle.
From the Life Cycle graph, Shift-click any two levels where tasks are in motion, then right-click and, from the context menu, select Compare/Merge. ISPW brings the component versions to the workstation and invokes the Eclipse Compare tool.