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Compare diagram versions

See exactly what changed between two versions of a diagram — graphically on the canvas and as a change-by-change table.

Prerequisites​

  • View access to the versions you compare; versions that aren't approved follow the See Unapproved permission. Comparing needs at least two versions.
  • Both web-authored and client-authored (IGX) diagrams can be compared — always through the web interface. For IGX content, compare the diagram object, not the .igx document that contains it.

Steps​

  1. Open the diagram and select Compare Versions in the diagram's main menu. (The diagram's History tab also offers comparing from a version's entry.)
  2. Pick the version to compare against and select Compare Versions. The comparison opens with both versions and a table of changes underneath.

The version comparison with the overlay view, version selectors, and the change table with filter.

Read the comparison​

  • The table lists each change with the element, the type of change, and a description. Select a row to highlight that change in the diagram. The Filter button narrows the table to selected change types — additions only, for example — and the search box filters by text.
  • The dropdown at the top switches between Overlay (the new version on top of the old) and Side-By-Side. In overlay mode, the blending control slides between the old and new state.
  • Change the compared versions any time with the two version dropdowns.
  1. Click Close Comparison when done.

Limitations​

  • Comparing shows the diagram's versioned content. Information that isn't versioned — relationships, permissions, checkout information, and some standard properties — always reflects the current state; when you view a historic version elsewhere, those parts display grayed as non-versioned.