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Compared Attributes and Object Differentiation

The Compare Folders Wizard compares objects based on specific object attributes.

The following table lists the object types and attributes you can compare:

Object Type	Compared Attribute
Sources	Source name and database name
Targets	Target name and database name
Reusable transformations	Transformation name and type
Mappings	Mapping name
Mapplets	Mapplet name
Source fields	Column names
Target fields	Column names
Reusable transformation fields	Port names
Sessions	Session name
Session components	Component value
Tasks	Task name
Task instances	Task instance name
Workflows	Workflow name
Workflow events	Workflow event name
Workflow variables	Workflow variable name
Worklets	Worklet name
Shortcuts	Shortcut name and object type
Transformation instances	Transformation instance name and type
Mapping variables	Mapping variable name
External procedure initialization properties	Property name
Schedulers	Scheduler name
Configurations	Configuration name

Some objects you choose to compare also cause the wizard to compare other objects, regardless of whether you select the other objects to compare.

The following table lists objects the wizard compares by default when you select certain objects to compare:

Selected Object	Compared Object
Source field	Source
Target field	Target
Reusable transformation field	Reusable transformation
Mapping variable	Mapping
External procedure initialization properties	Transformation instance
Session component	Session
Task Instance	Workflow and worklet
Workflow event	Workflow and worklet
Workflow variable	Workflow and worklet

The wizard compares the attribute of each object in the source folder with the attribute of each object in the target folder. You can choose to compare based on the following criteria:

Different objects.
Object name and type exist in one folder but not the other.

Similar objects.
Object name, type, and modification date are the same in both folders.

Outdated objects.
Object modification date is older than objects with the same name.

The wizard does not compare the field attributes of the objects in the folders when performing the comparison. For example, if two folders have matching source names and column or port names but differing port or column attributes, such as precision or datatype, the wizard does not note these as different.

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