Comparing Integration Server Packages or Folders

1. In Package Navigator view, select a package or a folder and hold down the CTRL key while you select another package or folder with which you want to compare it.

2. Right-click either selected item and select Compare Element(s) With > Each Other.

3. Alternatively, select a package or folder, right-click and select Compare Element(s) With > Other Server. Select the package or folder that you want to compare this one with from the servers listed in the context menu.

4. In the compare editor that Designer opens, select a difference in the Change List panel, right-click and:

a. Select Show Left Element in Package Navigator with the following results, depending on whether the item is shown as Changed, Added, or Removed:

Changed: The corresponding item in the first package or folder is shown in the Package Navigator view.

Added: This indicates that an item is present only in the first package or folder being compared, and selecting the Show Left Element in Package Navigator option will jump to the item in the Package Navigator view for the first package or folder.

Removed This indicates that an item is present only in the second package or folder, and selecting the Show Left Element in Package Navigator option will take you to the first package or folder in the Package Navigator view from which the item was removed or under which it was expected to be present.

b. Select Show Right Element in Package Navigator with the following results, depending on whether the item is shown as Changed, Added, or Removed:

Changed: The corresponding item in the second package or folder is shown in the Package Navigator view.

Added: This indicates that an item is present only in the first package or folder being compared, and selecting the Show Right Element in Package Navigator option will take you to the second package or folder in the Package Navigator view from which the item was removed or under which it was expected to be present.

Removed: This indicates that an item is present only in the second package or folder, and selecting the Show Right Element in Package Navigator option will jump to the item in the Package Navigator view for the second package or folder.

c. Select Open in Compare Editor to open the element-level view of the difference in another instance of the compare editor.

Note:

The Open in Compare Editor option in only available for Changed items.