Generating a Diagram Report

Working with Version Management 18-5 Via the Versions tab of the object 1. In Designer Navigator, open the object editor of the object whose versions you want to compare. 2. Go to the Version tab. The Version tab provides the list of all versions created for this object. This list also indicates the creation date, the name of the user who created the version, and a description if specified. 3. Select the two versions you want to compare by keeping the CTRL key pressed. 4. Right-click and select Compare... 5. The Version Comparison tool opens. Via the Version Browser 1. From the main menu, select ODI Version Browser... 2. Select the two versions you want to compare. Note that you can compare only versions of the same object. 3. Right-click and select Compare... 4. The Version Comparison tool opens. The Version Comparison tool shows the differences between two versions: on the left pane the newer version and on the right pane the older version of your selected object. The differences are color highlighted. The following color code is applied:

18.3.2 Using Comparison Filters

Once the version of an object is created, the Version Comparison tool can be used at different points in time. Creating or checking in a version is covered in the topic Working with Versions . The Version Comparison tool provides two different types of filters for customizing the comparison results: ■ Object filters : By selecting the corresponding check boxes New andor Deleted andor Modified andor Unchanged you can decide whether you want only newly added andor deleted andor modified andor unchanged objects to be displayed. Color Description White default unchanged Red deleted Green addednew Yellow object modified Orange field modified the value inside of this fields has changed Note: If one object does not exist in one of the versions for example, when it has been deleted, it is represented as an empty object with empty values. 18-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Developers Guide for Oracle Data Integrator ■ Field filters : By selecting the corresponding check boxes New andor Deleted andor Modified andor Unchanged you can decide whether you want newly added fields andor deleted fields andor modified fields andor unchanged fields to be displayed.

18.3.3 Generating and Printing a Report of your Comparison Results

To generate a report of your comparison results in Designer Navigator: 1. In the Version Comparison tool, click the Printer icon.

2. In the Report Generation dialog, set the object and field filters according to your

needs.

3. In the PDF file location field, specify a file name to write the report to. If no path

is specified, the file will be written to the default directory for PDF files. This is a user preference. 4. Check the box next to Open file after generation if you want to view the file after its generation. Select Open the file after the generation to view the generated report in Acrobat® Reader™ .

5. Click Generate.

A report in Adobe™ PDF format is written to the file specified in step 3.

18.4 Working with Solutions

A solution is a comprehensive and consistent set of interdependent versions of objects. Like other objects, it can be checked in at a given time as a version, and may be restored at a later date. Solutions are saved into the master repository. A solution assembles a group of versions called the solutions elements. A solution is automatically assembled using cross-references. By scanning cross-references, a solution automatically includes all dependant objects required for a particular object. For example, when adding a project to a solution, versions for all the models used in this projects interfaces are automatically checked in and added to the solution. You can also manually add or remove elements into and from the solution. Solutions are displayed in the Solutions accordion in Designer Navigator and in Operator Navigator. The following objects may be added into solutions: ■ Projects ■ Models, Model Folders ■ Scenarios ■ Load Plans ■ Global Variables, User Functions and Sequences. To create a solution: Note: In order to view the generated report, you must specify the location of Acrobat® Reader™ in the user parameters. Refer to Appendix B, User Parameters for more information.