Walking through diagram differences

For diagrams that exist on both sides of comparison, you can walk‑through the diagram differences.

Procedure

  1. Select a diagram in the IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® DiffMerge browser to use for the walk‑through comparison.
  2. Right‑click and select View right diagram, View left diagram, or View both diagrams to place the selected diagrams in the Attributes pane.
  3. Use the difference navigation buttons or use the shortcut keys to walk through the graphical differences in the displayed diagrams.
    • The First difference button First difference button displays the first graphical difference located in the diagrams.
    • The Next difference button Next difference button marks the next difference.
    • The Previous difference button Previous difference button steps back to show that difference displayed before the currently highlighted one.
    • The Last difference button Last difference button marks the last different diagram element.
    • Alt-Home key goes to the first difference.
    • Alt-Right arrow goes to the next difference.
    • Alt-Left arrow goes to the previous difference.
    • Alt-End key goes to the last difference.

Results

Note: At first each difference is highlighted with a heavier, colored line, and the highlighted line flashes to draw your attention to the item. Then the heavier width of the line disappears, but the highlighted color of the items remains. You can disable the flashing; see Disabling element flashing.

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