Customizing Compare and Merge Reports

This procedure describes how to use customized report transformer. (.xsl stylesheets). You need to understand how to create an .xsl stylesheet to use as a template for creating a report transformer, or you need access to one created by someone else.

To use a custom .xsl transform stylesheet

  1. Choose Tools > Options in the File Compare/Merge window and expand the File Comparison or Folder Comparison node.

    Select the Report Transformers page.

  2. Click Add to open the Report Transformer Configuration dialog box.
  3. Type a name for the report transformer, and choose the type of report you want to generate from the Output Type drop-down list.
  4. Click Select XSL Template and browse to your custom .xsl stylesheet

    You can modify the stylesheet in the edit box of the Report Transformer Configuration dialog box. If you do modify the file, click Save XSL Template to save it with an .xsl extension.

  5. Click OK to close the Report Transformer Configuration and return to the File Compare/Merge Options dialog box.

    Your new report transformer is added to the list of available report transformers in the Report dialog box that opens when you generate a report in a View Compare/Merge session.