Comparison tab
Updated:2024-09-29 MAIA
Comparing data in this Build with data in an earlier Build and presentation of the differences.
Sections in the page:
- Comparison: Select buttons to make comparisons to standard type builds (Previous, Previous with...etc).
- Issues: Changes in Issues in comparison to the selected build.
- Changes in code: Changes in code in comparison to the selected build.
- Changes in included artifacts: Changes in included artifacts in comparison to the selected build.
- Changes in compile time artifacts: Changes in compile time artifacts in comparison to the selected build.
Comparison selection
Previous build buttons to select one of three standard types of Builds to compare with:
- Previous (default): Select to show differences to the previous build of this component (same Track/Environment).
- Previous with code change: Select to show differences to the previous build of this component (same Track/Environment) where the component had a source code change.
- Previously delivered: Select to show differences to the previous build of this component (same Track/Environment) that has a Delivery report.
Dependency buttons to select the amount of dependencies to visualize.:
- Show all dependencies (default for a collection component): Show changes for all components included in the build.
- Show closest dependencies (default for a single component): Show changes related to this component.
Advanced diff button to open a new page to compare this build with any other build, Artifact diff.
Issues
The Issues section shows changes in Issues and their status in comparison to the selected previous build.
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
| Identity | Status icon and identity of the Issue and a link to the Issue show page for more information. |
| Kind | Kind of Issue. |
| Slogan | Slogan describing the Issue. |
| Components | Component(s) affected by this Issue, and link(s) to comprehensive component data. |
Changes in code
The Changes in code section shows what components and code have changed in comparison to the selected previous build.
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
| Component | Component icon and identity of the component and a link to the component pages for more information. |
| Track | Branch that have been built. |
| Code revisions | Version changes, from -> to. |
| Changes | Changes icon and a number specifying how many changes, including a link that opens an inline table with detailed information. |
The inline table specifying all changes:
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
| Created | Date & time when commit data was created in MAIA. |
| Comment | The commit comment, including a link to open the show page for the commit. |
| User | The user, and a link to user show page. |
| Issue status on commit | Issue identity and status of Issue. If it's the latest commit with reference to this Issue (per component:track) the status can change to Done. Also a link to the Issue show page. |
Changes in included artifacts
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
| Component | Icon and identity of the component, and a link to component pages in MAIA. External components are described in the package url format. About package url (external link). |
| From | Version before this build. Link to 1) a component build report with this version, or 2) a external component show page. |
| To | Version after this build, and links. |
| Changes | Tags describing the changes. Rebuilt (grey): no changes in source code, rebuilt with the same code. Source Code (green): Built with a source code change. Version (blue): Built with version change. Component removed (orange): Built and the component is not included anymore. Component added (orange): Built with this new component included. |
Changes in compile time artifacts
Same as the previous section for components that are used in compile time.