Compare to a File Options command - Compare to a File dialog

Use this dialog to selection options for the file comparison.

File name

Displays the file name of the comparison file. CaseView remembers the path to the last file compared.

Document Type

Select the type of document to compare to the active file.

Knowledge Library Document:	This type of comparison is intended for comparing the current document to the Knowledge Library Document and identifying any changes that have occurred in the Knowledge base since the links were last updated. This option will compare only the sections that are referencing other library documents. Using the information that can be accessed in the section dialog under the Reference tab, CaseView opens the reference document(s) and proceeds to compare the appropriate sections. The cell contents are not considered in the comparison, although a difference in a cell’s overridden flag will trigger a difference.
Prior Year Document:	When it is specified that the document is a Prior Year Document, the comparison uses the information in the cells to determine whether a section or a document is different. This option offers the most flexibility because it is possible to specify any arbitrary file to compare to and specify the comparison criteria to be used.
Current Year Document:	This is the base case, where the cell contents are compared directly with another cell.

Only Compare Common Sections

To increase the reliability of the comparison, it is possible to compare only the labeled sections common to both documents. That is, labeled sections in the current document are compared with identically labeled section in the Knowledge Library, prior year document or other current year document. Otherwise, the documents will be compared in their entirety.

If no sections are labeled, a message dialog appears stating there are no common sections.

Ignore hidden paragraphs

If selected, when comparing in the Form Mode the hidden paragraphs will not be considered when determining whether two sections or documents are different.