Running Comparisons
The comparison definition window is context sensitive with the time ranges and dimensions reflecting the settings in effect when the comparison was launched.
To run comparisons
Click the compare icon (
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From within the left History mode dimension
tree node, right click a node and select Compare.
The source dimension will reflect the tree node detail and the source
time range will be that of the displayed Time range.
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From within the right Time Breakdown tab text pane, right click a line and select Compare.
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From within the Reports mode, with the left-pane focust on Compare, click Run Compare report in the right pane.
The source time frame and object activity are displayed in upper portion of the displayed Compare Parameters dialog left pane and reflect the tree node detail and the source time range from which the comparison was launched.
In the middle Compare Options portion of the displayed dialog left pane, click Start a new comparison to define the comparison input parameters. In each definition option, a set of windows allows you to customize the comparison, before clicking Compare to launch the feature:
Same object activity within a different time frame
Different object activity within the same time frame
Different object activity within a different time frame
Modify source settings
To run a different comparison
As per step 2 above, in the middle Compare Options portion of the displayed dialog left pane, click Start a new comparison to define the comparison input parameters.
To save an existing comparison
Click the Save compare settings as... in the middle Compare Options portion of the displayed dialog left pane to display a dialog in which you enter a name under which the specific parameter specifications are to be saved.
To rerun a saved comparison
From within the Saved Comparisons portion of the displayed dialog left pane, click the name of the saved comparison.
To remove a saved comparison
From within the Saved Comparisons portion of the displayed dialog left pane, click More Comparisons and in the resulting displayed Saved Comparisons dialog, click Remove this comparison from the list.
To display the comparison in a report
Click Report .