Compare Items Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to compare two items in the Serena Merge Tool.

Field

Description

Rules and Guidelines

Item specification

The specification of the selected item.

 

Another revision

Select a different revision of the same item.

 

A workfile

Select a file on disk to compare with the item.

Type the full path and filename, or click the Browse button to find a file.

 

Another item

Select a different item to compare with the item.

Type the item specification, or click the Browse button to find an item.

The item specification has the following format:

productID:itemID. partVariant-itemType; revision

Expand substitution variables

Select to enable item header substitution.

For more information, see About Using Header Substitution Variables.

Related Topics

Comparing Item Revisions and Files