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Comparing versions

Objects may have a number of changes or modifications that are stored in different versions of the object. You can compare and display the differences between versions to determine what changes were made or, for example, to verify you have the correct version of data at publication time.

Procedure

  1. Perform one of the following actions:
    ApplicationAction
    Publication ManagerClick on one or two versions of the object to compare, then click Object > Compare or right click in the version list then click Compare....
    XML authoring toolWith an object (file) displayed in your editor, click SDL Knowledge Center > Compare...
    A preview or Differences window is displayed which contains the differences in the selected versions of the object. The Compare Version and To Version fields at the top of the window show the versions being compared. Use the drop down list in these fields to select other versions to compare.
  2. Click Close to exit the Differences window.