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      Compare Discoveries

      Let us assume you have done a first Discovery and created some Source Model Objects from it.

      Now, your Source System has changed, and you have made a second Discovery.

      The comparison feature allows you to:

      Compare Discoveries

      To compare Discoveries, access the Source Systems overview page:

      Click on the Context menu for a Discovery that is not currently in use and select the Compare to currently used menu:

      The Impact of updating the current source model side panel window opens:

      It contains:

      1. The list of Source Model Objects affected by a change in the Discovery with an indicator icon, depending on the change:
        1. A for Added: there is a new object in the new discovery
        2. M for Modified: there will be changes in an existing Source Model Object if I apply the new discovery
        3. D for Deleted: an existing Source Model Object will be deleted if I apply the new discovery
      2. The part of the original Discovery which concerns the selected Source Model Object on the left-hand-side (1).
      3. The part of the new Discovery for the selected Source Model Object
      4. The differences between the 2 Discoveries

      For each Source Model Object on the left-hand-side, we can identify the differences in panels 2 and 3:

      • New elements are highlighted in GREEN:
      • Elements that have disappeared are highlighted in RED:

      In the previous example, 5 Model Objects are different in the two compared Discoveries:

      • Customer_CRM:
        • This Model Object doesn't exist as a Source Model Object:
      • SalesOrderHeader:
        • This Model Object doesn't exist in the new Discovery:
      • CreditCard:
        • The field CardType changed its datatype from NVARCHAR(50) to NVARCHAR(55)
      • Currency:
        • The field ModifiedDate doesn't exist anymore
      • SalesOrderDetail:
        • There is a new field CarrierNumber in the new Discovery:

      You can then update the Source Model Objects according to these changes if you wish.

      Demonstration video