Comparing and restoring data from the module history
You can compare the data in the current version of the module with the module history. A report is created that contains details of any discrepancies that are found. You can recover any lost data that is identified.
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About this task
The following discrepancies can be identified and fixed:
Note: After you run the tool, you must save the module to save the changes.
- Objects that have been deleted in history, but exist in the current data.
- Objects that have been undeleted in history, but are deleted in the current data.
- Objects that have been purged in history, but are present in the current data.
- Links that have been created in history, but are not present in the current data.
- Links that have been deleted in history, but are present in the current data.
- Attribute values where there is a difference between the current data and history. Text, string, enumerated, integer, real, date, and user name values are compared. Differences in default values, inherited values, and module attribute values are also included.
The following discrepancies can be identified, but cannot be fixed:
- Objects that exist in the history, but not in the current data.
- Values that are recorded in history, but that are no longer valid for the attribute. For example, if the values associated with an enumerated attribute have changed, values in the history might not be valid.
The following discrepancies cannot be identified:
- Changes to attributes and objects that were not recorded in the module history.
- If OLE data was not included in the history record, it is not included in the updated attribute value.
- If an OLE object was added to a text attribute that contained no text, and the object contains no text in the current version.
Procedure
- Open the module that you want to check for discrepancies in exclusive edit mode.
- Click .
- Select the options that you want, and then click OK. For more information about the available options, click Help.