Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise - Fourth Edition

Comparing the old base and new base versions

Let's first compare the old base and new base versions:

1. On the ribbon bar, click on Compare Objects
2. Select OLDBASE in the Old Version field
3. Select NEWBASE in the New Version field
4. Click on OK. The compare process will start
5. A message saying that the versions have been compared will appear once the compare process has finished
6. Click on OK

Take a new look at the Version list. Contrast fields have been updated. A contrast is a group of code lines that have some differences (change in code, added code, or deleted code) between the two versions. MergeTool does not treat modifications on a line-by-line basis. It actually treats modifications as groups of line codes.

Imagine that the modification in ...