Comparing Objects and Their Properties in Design Revisions or

Build Lists

You can compare a revision of a design with any revision of any design in a project. The comparison looks at what objects appear on the design revisions and, optionally, at what properties and attributes are on those objects. The results can be exported and saved as an HTML file.

For example, you can compare a junction box wiring design that has been generated from a slot in Capital Systems Integrator or Capital Wiring Integrator against a reusable junction box design.

When you compare two Build Lists, design revisions are compared individually by mapping each design revision from the first build list to one in the second build list based on BaseUID or Name.

Procedure

1. Open the diagram for one of the design revisions to compare, press the space bar and enter Compare.The Design Revision - Build List Selection Dialog Box is displayed.

2. Select the project that contains the build lists or design to compare from the Projects window:Select the two build lists to compare from the Build Lists window.

Select the other design revision to compare from the Design Revisions window.

3. Click OK.The Compare Designs Dialog Box is displayed.

4. Specify the following:If you are comparing Capital Logic Designer designs, choose to ignore Connectors and Splices in the comparison. If you compare a Capital Logic Designer design with a Capital Systems Integrator or Capital Wiring Integrator design, this applies only to the Capital Logic Designer design.

Choose to compare Attributes and Properties on objects.

If you are comparing Capital Logic Designer, Capital Systems Integrator, or Capital Wiring Integrator designs, choose the Comparison Type to perform: Topology Only Only topological data is considered. None of the connectivity items on the selected designs appear in the comparison results. Enabled only when comparing two Capital Systems Integrator or Capital Wiring Integrator designs.

Exact Nets and wires are treated as different types of object, and all objects are treated as equivalent if they have the same base UID (when comparing revisions of the same design) or if they have the same name (when comparing designs that are unrelated).

Conductor Equivalent Nets and wires are treated as the same type of object. Devices are treated as equivalent if they have the same name. Enabled only when comparing a Capital Logic Designer design. Note If there is a net between two pins on one design revision and two wires separated by a splice between the same pins on a second design revision, these are treated as the same.

Device and Conductor Equivalent Functions like the Conductor Equivalent comparison type. However, device names are not used to determine whether devices in design revisions are equivalent. You must click Map Equivalent Devices to display the Map Equivalent Devices dialog box where you designate devices from the first design as equivalent to specific devices in the second design revision. Only available when comparing individual design revisions.

5. Click Compare.The Differences window lists the results of the design comparison in a tree. The tree displays each design revision and the objects being compared in each design. If an object appears on a design revision or build list, the field in the column for that design revision or build list is selected. If you are comparing properties and attributes on objects, these are listed under the appropriate objects. If the property or attribute is set for the object in a design revision or build list, the field in the column for that design revision or build list is selected. Note You can export and save the comparison results in an HTML file by clicking Export. You can display the differences between the design revisions graphically in the Diagram windows by clicking Show Differences.

Parent Topic:

Projects and Designs

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