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Specifies a comma-separated list of attributes that must be ignored by Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge. For example, if this value is id,name Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge ignores the differences in the ID and name of objects. To ignore additional attributes, append their names to the value for this preference.
Default value:
id,lastID,ImportData,cmheader,
state,RequiremenTracabilityHandle,
isSaveUnit,isUR,isNameGenerated,
isReadOnly,errorStatus,version,baseVersion,
defNumber,directoryName,CPUtype,icon,
isTemplate,typeID,stereotypeID,DependsOnID,
DependsOnImportData
See also Filtering the comparison in Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge.
Specifies a comma-separated list of IBM Rational Rhapsody classes that is to be ignored by Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge when comparing diagrams from Rational Rhapsody greater than version 6.0 (to provide Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge compatibility with earlier versions).
Default value:
CGIMessageLabel,CGIFreeText
Specifies the initial value for the Ignore Graphical Differences option.
Default value: Checked
Determines whether meta information is displayed in the Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge browser. This preference turns on/off displaying element types (metaclasses) in the right part of the Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge browser.
Default value: Cleared
Determines whether element stereotypes are displayed in the Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge browser.
Default value: Cleared
In cases when Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge detects that there are Rational Rhapsody element name changes, the SuppressRenamePropagatedDiffs preference specifies whether propagated differences related to the detected name changes must be filtered out.
Default value: Cleared (meaning that this preference is turned off)
When turned on (meaning the check box is selected), Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge suppresses all attribute differences that correspond to detected name changes.
Because of the purpose of this preference, this preference value is disregarded when Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge is started: