Data Transformation Engine Map Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 12 - Managing Maps Map Source File Differences
Map Designer Reference Guide
212
Map source files are considered different if:
♦ A map exists in one map source file and does not exist in the other map source
file.
♦ Any of the maps are different.
Maps are considered different if any of the following differences exist:
♦ Any card is different
♦ Any card exists in the first map and does not exist in the second map
♦ Any audit setting is different
♦ Any remark is different
♦ Any unresolved rule is different
♦ The order of the cards in the map is different
Cards are considered different if:
♦ The card settings are different
♦ The map rules on output cards are different
In addition to the map source file differences, the source file differences feature
identifies differences for type trees, system definition files, and database/query
files. You can view the results of the map source file differences.
Compare map source files in the Map Designer.
Colors indicate the status of the differences.
♦ Differences are red.
♦ Additions are blue.
Comparing Map Source Files
Map source file differences are compared for the selected map source files.
To compare map source files
1 From the File menu, choose Map Source File Differences.