Compare Data

Figure 1.


Result Type
From the Result Type drop-down list, select the Y-Types available for the reference file specified on page one.
Result Request
From the list provided, select single or multiple Y-Requests for comparison.
Click to select all of the elements listed.
Click to clear all of your current selections.
Click to select the reverse of the currently selected items.
Click to dislay the item in the graphics area. This selection affects each item’s local display control. You can also use this on the entire folder. In such cases, this shows all of the items within that folder (all components for example, etc.).
Click to turn off the item in the graphics area. This selection affects each item’s local display control. You can also use this on the entire folder. In such cases, this hides all of the items within that folder (all components for example, etc.).
Click to works locally within a specific entity type. For example, if Component(s) are isolated, then all display states of other displayable entities (such as Systems) remain untouched. Isolate displays only the selected entities, turning their display state to on, and turning all other entities of the same type off.
Click to display selected plots in the HyperGraph window. If you do not want to see the plots on the graphics, deselect the button. This button is on by default.
Click to display selected entities from the list box in a HyperView window. If you do not want to see the entities on the graphics, deselect the button. This button is on by default.
Click to display selected entities from list box in a HyperMesh window. If you do not want to see the entities on the graphics, deselect the button. This button is on by default.
Right-click on an element listed to display the context sensitive menu:
Figure 2.


  • Compare > At max Value
  • Compare > Every Time Step
  • Click the expansion button, , to undock the request list box from the GUI.
Result Component
From the drop-down list, select a Y-Component. The list is automatically updated upon selecting items from the Y-Requests list box, with respect to the Y-Type selected.
Threshold Limit
To compare the reference file data with comparison file data, input a threshold value.
Comparison Results
A tree structure is displayed, if any number of y-requests violate the threshold limit values while comparing.
Figure 3.


Click to select all of the root-children present in the compared results.
Click to deselect all of the root-children present in the compared results.
Click to reverse the selected root-children present in the compared results.
Parts missing in comparison file
The files displayed are the Y-Requests missing from the comparison file when compared to the Y-Requests in reference file.
Back
Click Back to go back to page one.
Save Defaults
Click Save Defaults to save the data from pages one and two.
Note: To save the Y-requests in the default file, select the items from request list box.
The first time you click Save Defaults for the same session, the tool prompts you for a file location to save the *.def file.
Clicking on the button a second time displays the following dialogue:
Click Yes to append the DEF file.
If you click No, it will prompt you to save a new DEF file.
Load Defaults
Click Load Defaults to load a *.def file from the file browser window.
Close
Click Close to close the tool.