Visual cues are available to help you with merging.
When creating a merged unit from a two‑unit
comparison, IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® DiffMerge uses
these rules:
- All identical elements are always included in the
merge; they cannot be removed.
- All elements appearing in both sides must be in
the merge, with attributes either from the left or from the right,
or with some from the left and some from the right. The element itself
must always be included.
- Elements appearing in only the left or the right
side can be either in or out of the merge.
Examine the icons in the browser to identify
the elements that are going to be automatically included in the merge,
and those icons that are not.
Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge inserts
a small plus (+) or minus (-) sign in front of an element name to
indicate the following meanings:
- Plus (+) means that the element is to be included
in the merge, for example
.
- Minus (-) means that the element is not to be included,
for example
.