Ever since I started working with the old Specification Management, I’ve heard that this feature – comparing specifications – was a missing, but highly desired functionality. With the May 2024 delivery of SAP Product Lifecycle Management, there is finally a new app in Specification Management called Compare Specifications.
Here is how it looks like:

You can compare the attribute properties of different versions of the same specification, or even different specifications. First select the specifications, then the property tree – this defines the properties you’ll see in the result – and then decide whether to view all properties, the differences, or the exact matches in data.
Here is a video that explains it:

The comparison table is read-only, so no data can be edited here.
Changing any parameters for the comparison generates the table again according to the new settings.
More information
If you’re interested, you can find the documentation here.
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Zsofia is a senior user assistance developer in SAP, working in the PLM area for 10+ years.