Compare Items dialog box

Use this dialog box to compare two items in the Merge Tool.

Field | Description | Rules and Guidelines
Item specification | The specification of the selected item. |
Another revision | Select a different revision of the item that is related to the request. | If only one revision is related to the request, this option is unavailable.
A work file | Select a file to compare with the item. Type the full path and filename, or click the Browse button to find a file. |
Another item | Select a different item to compare with the item. Type the item specification, or click the Browse button and select an item from the Select Object list. | The item specification has the following format: productID:itemID. partVariant-itemType; revision
Expand substitution variables | Select to enable item header substitution. | For details about item header substitution, see the Dimensions CM help. Header substitution is not supported with optimistic source control.