Compare Options

Always Expand to Differences

Always display the list of elements fully expanded to show changes.

If you deselect the checkbox, when the 'Compare Utility' view is first opened it lists the Package contents to element level, and you expand each element as required to show the changed items.

For large branches of the model, it is better to leave the checkbox unselected.

Show Elements that are

List elements that:

• Have been changed since the Baseline was created
• Are in the Baseline only (that is, have been deleted from the model since the Baseline was created)
• Are in the model only (that is, have been created since the Baseline was created)
• Have not changed since the Baseline was created (you might generally leave this checkbox unselected)

Suppress these Changes

Exclude:

• Changes to diagrams
• Changes to the 'Date Modified' field for an item
• Changes to the 'Date Created' field for an item
• Child items of a deleted item
• Changes to advanced properties (defaults to selected)

Baseline Diagram Compare Option

Select the checkbox to always open the first parent Package for which there is a Baseline, when you select the diagram for comparison from the Browser window.