Comparing Workflow Model Versions

Comparing Previously Published Versions

Note

Comparison is available both when draft mode is enabled or disabled

To compare previously published versions of workflows model:

  1. Make sure the “Workflows” section is open.

  2. Click the “Version: N” button located at the bottom of the list of workflows (Figure 1).

  3. The action will open a comparison window (Figure 2).

  4. Select two versions of the model for comparison. For example, version 2 and 10.

  5. Click “Compare”.

A comparison of processes and executors is available in the corresponding tabs. In the “Business processes” tab it ia also possible to compare diagrams, indexed variables, process settings and mapping in the additional tabs. If there are differences between the model versions, then an indicator in the form of a red dot will be displayed to the right of the name of the tab containing the changes.

The left side of the screen contains a list of workflows/executors available for comparison. If an item has been changed, the image3 icon will appear to the right of its name; if an item has been added, the image4 icon will appear; if deleted: the image5 icon.

The right part of the screen displays changes related to the selected item as a table with 2 columns - selected versions for comparison.

There are 3 types of changes: deleting, adding, editing. Added values are highlighted in green, edited and deleted values in red. If there are no changes, the right part of the screen displays “No differences”.

If you compare objects that are too large, the content of the objects will be collapsed by default (except for the part of the content that was changed on the right or left side of the comparison). To expand the content, click on the text “Expand N lines…”.

If necessary, change the view of the table using the image6 “Change View” button in the upper right corner of the table.

The “Diagram” tab will display two versions of the process schema. The edited blocks are highlighted in color: green - added block, red - deleted block, orange - changed block, blue - moved block.

Example of comparison buttons display (in draft mode)

Figure 1. Example of comparison buttons display (in draft mode)

Window for comparing workflow model versions

Figure 2. Window for comparing workflow model versions

Comparing Draft and Last Published Version

Note

Comparison is available only when draft mode is enabled

To compare draft and the last published version of the workflows model:

  1. Go to “Workflows” section, if you didn’t do it before, and enable draft mode image1.

  2. Select draft or create a new one.

  3. Press the image7 “Compare with published version” button located at the bottom of the list of workflows to the right of the “Version: N” button (see Figure 1).

  4. The action will open a comparison window (Figure 3).

The left side of the screen contains a list of items available for comparison.

The right part of the screen displays changes related to the selected item as a table with 2 columns - published version and draft.

The highlighting of elements is the same as described above.

Window for comparing the published workflow model with the draft - "Diagram" tab

Figure 3. Window for comparing the published workflow model with the draft - “Diagram” tab