Generating Reports from a File Compare/Merge Session

This procedure describes how to generate a difference report from File Compare/Merge session. It assumes that you are in a compare/merge session and want to generate a report of your changes before you commit them and close the session.

  1. Right-click in a File Compare/Merge pane and choose Generate Report to open the Report dialog box.
    Note: If you are in the main or standalone File Compare/Merge window, you can use the Generate Report toolbar button.
  2. Choose a report generator (transformer) from the drop-down list in the Report dialog box.
  3. Optionally, when available, modify the report parameters to customize the report appearance.
  4. Click Next to preview the report.
  5. Click Save and browse to the target location for the report.

    Choose a file extension that is valid for the output type (format) of the transformer you selected, and click Save.

  6. Click Close in the Report dialog box.
Note: To print your report, open it in an appropriate application such as a text editor or a browser, and print.