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SmartPlant Foundation / SDx Version
10
SmartPlant Markup Plus Version
10.0 (2019)
Smart Review Version
2020 (15.0)

Compare XML compares XML files and generate instructions to migrate the data in the database based on the differences between the files.

  1. Select Administration > Compare XML Files in the Desktop Client to open the Compare XML Files dialog box.

    SPF_DTC_DLG_CompareXML

  2. In the File 1 box, browse to select the XML file to be compared against.

  3. In the File 2 box, browse to select the XML file to compare.

  4. Click OK.

    The Xml Comparison form shows the differences between the two XML files highlighted in different colors (see key at the bottom of the dialog box).

  5. Use the Previous and Next buttons to step from one difference to the next.

  6. Click Generate Instructions to migrate the data in the database based on the differences between the files and the associated instructions for loading.

  7. Click Exit.

An example generated file is shown below.