topic Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

Former Member — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:07:59 GMT

Hi,

I am migrating abap Programs from version 4.7 to version 5.0 and doing some changes in the code in version 5.0 as per the requirement.

Is there any way to compare these programs.Please help.

Mukesh Kumar

Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

RichHeilman — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:12:04 GMT

Do you mean compare them to the old version, sure, use the version manangement. There will be a button to compare versions.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

Former Member — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:14:13 GMT

I guess you will still have access to 4.7 system. If you can maintain a RFC destination between these system you can do the comparison using SE38 --> Version Management --> Remote Comparison.

Regards,

Ravi

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Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

Former Member — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:14:17 GMT

In your se38 editor. Choose from menu:

Utilities->Version Management.

In the screen that follows, there is a button for remote comparision.

Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

Former Member — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:14:37 GMT

With split screen, SE39, you can compare 2 programs in teh same machine.

regards

Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

naimesh_patel — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:16:45 GMT

Hello,

Use FM SVRS_COMPUTE_DELTA_REPS to compare programs.

Do like:

download the prog from 4.7 as rep_old

download the prog from 5.0 as rep_new

Upload both in one program (which has the FM SVRS_COMPUTE_DELTA_REPS.

you need to pass the source code in texttab_old (rep_old) and texttab_new(rep_new).

You will have a delta in abaptext_delta table of FM.

regards,

Naimesh

Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

Former Member — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:20:06 GMT

Hi Rich,

By that method you can compare your code in same version but in different client,that is if you want to compare between development and QA or DEv and Production.

My requirement is to compare code in two versions 4.7 and 5.0

Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

Former Member — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:23:14 GMT

As I said, when you hit the remote comparison, you can choose the system against which you can do the comparison. So, if you have a RFC destination maintained to 4.7 from 5.0, you should be able to compare.

Regards,

Ravi

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Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

Former Member — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:29:07 GMT

You may get some sort of error message when you try this, but (at least when comparing 4.6C to 4.7), it does return results.

Rob

Re: Problem in comparing two programs in different versions

Former Member — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:38:45 GMT

we actually go the download route, then use winmerge to compare the text files.

winmerge is open source and available via sourceforge.net. probalbly the best DIFFing program i have ever used.

it is a bit easier for us because we maintain a full copy of each source for each system in the landscape. we started doing this becuase our development system refreshes kept clearing all of the version information. Now, we can easily set the code from any system and version side by side and compare.