Project Comparison

You can compare the project sources of the currently loaded solution with the project sources of another project. The differences are shown in the Project Comparer workspace. Two comparison modes are provided:

Offline comparison: The currently loaded project can be compared with any other PLCnext Engineer project stored on your computer or a network drive.
Online comparison: The currently loaded project can be compared with the project sources stored on the controller. For that purpose, a communication connection to the controller must be established and the project sources must have been written together with the project (using the command 'Write and start with project sources').

Referenced libraries are included in the project comparison if the related checkbox in the 'Options' dialog, category 'Compare | Settings' is marked.

Note
The Project Comparer workspace is read-only. In project compare mode, you cannot edit the project.

The project comparison is run using the 'Compare...' commands in the 'Project' menu.

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