Compare documents panel
Key point: To select two versions of a PSML document to compare.

This panel lets you select documents to view or compare in the main section of the page.

When viewing a PSML document, the document comparison feature is available when you click the  icon in the left sidebar. When the panel opens on the left, the default is the Versions tab and the current document view.

At the top of the panel, a different tab is provided for each type of comparison. You can view and compare:

In all the tabs...

  • When you click the View button – the selected document version or variation replaces the current document in the main section of the page.
  • When you click the Compare button or when you select another document for comparison – the user interface switches to document comparison mode providing different document toolbar buttons to compare the various aspects of the document.

When using the compare function or viewing any version other than the current version, documents are readonly.

In review or edit mode, you can only compare a version against a previous version or history.

When in document edit mode, the result of the comparison opens in a preview panel on the right instead of in the main section.

Compare versions

Open the Versions tab to view and compare document versions.

Document versions are snapshots of a document or publication. You can create versions using the Create version function from document versions panel.

This tab lists all available versions of the document from the most recent (the current version) to oldest (the original version). If the document is part of a publication and the version was created for the entire publication, the icon is displayed next to the version name.

You can click the following buttons beside any version:

  • View button – to view that document version in the main section.
  • Compare button – to compare the currently viewed version with another version.
  • icon – to revert to that version.

To exit from comparison and return to viewing a version, click the Compare button again.

Compare history

Open the History tab to compare your document between two events in the edit history.

This tab lists available history of the document from the most recent (current) to oldest (original). Consecutive edits by the same author are shown as one. Workflow, version, creation, upload and revert events are listed.

Click the following buttons beside any history event:

  • View button – to view that document at a point in time.
  • Compare button – to compare the currently viewed content with content at different time.
  • icon – to revert to the content at that particular time. The user is asked to confirm they want to revert.

To exit from the comparison, click the Compare button beside the history you are comparing.

Compare variations

Open the Variations tab to compare variations of the same document.

Variations are documents which were created from the same document using the Duplicate option. See how to duplicate a document for details.

All variations of the current document are listed in the order in which they were created. The original document appears first at the top and is underlined.

You can click the following buttons beside any variation:

  • View button – to select the corresponding variation to view in the main section.
  • Compare button – to compare the document currently viewed with the selected variation.

Compare documents

Open the  Other documents tab to compare the currently viewed document with another document.

Click the Select document... button to open the Select another document to compare with dialog. In the dialog, click the title of the document to compare then click the Compare button.

After your selection, the document title of the compare document shows in the compare documents panel and the main section is updated. You can click the icon to see a preview of the compare document in the document panel which opens on the right.

To compare with a different document, click the Select document button again.

By default, the selected document is compared with the current document. Do the following if you want to compare it with a different version:

  1. Open in the Versions tab first, click the View button beside the document version you want to use for comparison.
  2. Then, click the Other documents tab.

You can only compare with the current version of another document.

How to find this page

When viewing a PSML document, click the icon in the left sidebar.