How to: Compare Versions of an Object

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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

In Microsoft Dynamics AX, you can compare two versions of the same application object by using the Compare tool. For example, you can compare a table with an earlier version of the same table provided that version control is enabled. Each version of the application object stored by the version control system is numbered. The Compare tool identifies the differences between two versions and provides action buttons to copy, move, or delete the differences. This topic describes how to compare two different versions of the same application object.

Note

You can also open the Compare tool form on the History form. For more information, see How to: View the History of an Element.

Procedures

To compare two versions of an application object

  1. In the Application Object Tree, right-click the application object that you want to compare, and then click Compare. The Comparison formopens.

  2. On the Name & Location tab, select the two versions that you want to compare.

  3. Click the Advanced tab, and then set the following options as needed.

    Option

    Value

    Show differences only

    Select this option to view only the differences. When this option is cleared, matching results are displayed as black check marks.

    Suppress whitespace

    Select this option to view differences in spaces in X++ code.

    Case sensitive

    Select this option to view upper and lowercase differences. By using this option, MyName and Myname would be displayed as a difference.

    Show line numbers

    Select this option to enable line numbers in X++ code.

  4. Click Compare to begin the version compare.

The differences between the versions are displayed in the results window on the Comparison form. For more information about the results, see Compare Tool.

See also

Version Control System

How to: Roll Back to a Previous Version of an Element

How to: View the History of an Element

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