1. Home
  2. CHARTING FUNCTIONS
  3. Audit and Compare – Tracking Changes

Audit and Compare – Tracking Changes

Common situation: You have made numerous changes to a chart since last month. So, what changed? How can you know if all of the intended changes were made? 

The Compare Tool creates a color– coded, visual presentation revealing what has changed as you continue to make chart updates. You can compare charts within one file or compare charts in two separate files.

Audit Compare: Data tab

When making changes to a chart it is recommended that you work with a copy. After making changes you can run the compare utility to illustrate exactly what has changed from the previous version of the chart.

Audit Compare: Chart before

Chart Before  (Red arrows indicate three positions to be removed)

Audit Compare: Chart after

Chart After (The three positions have been removed)

Audit Compare: Results report

The comparison of the two charts reveals changes with color coding. Red indicates deleted records, Green for added, and Blue for any field that has changed. All results can be published to Excel with color coding.

Updated on January 17, 2023

Related Articles

Need Support?
Can't find the answer you're looking for?
Contact Support