Using the History
The history is used to:
• obtain the list of objects recently modified
• display the latest modifications performed on each object.
• (inHOPEX Web Front-End) compare objects modified between two dates
Using the History in HOPEX Windows Front-End
The history contains all the objects you access or modify.
To open the history in HOPEX Windows Front-End:
Click
or select
View > History.
Objects are classified by object type (MetaClass).
Using the History in HOPEX Web Front-End
The history page for an object displays:
• who has made modifications on an object
• which values have been modified
• when the modifications took place
Prerequisites for history display
You must first activate the logfile to display the history page.
Accessing history in HOPEX Web Front-End
To access the history page:
Open the properties page of an object and select
General > History.
A page displaying the chronology of modifications appear.
To access global history:
In the
Repository navigation tab, click the
History icon.
History by date and object type appears.
The history comparison feature
In HOPEX Web Front-End the history is used to compare the attributes and the links of an object between two dates.
To run comparison:
In the history page, click
Compare.
Comparing object attributes
The Attribute section enables to display the value of attributes at the specified dates in the Before / After column.
Object type | Value meaning |
Before | Attribute value on the source date ("From") |
After | Attribute value on the target date ("To") |
By default:
• the source date ("From") corresponds to the latest dispatch date
• the target date ("To") corresponds to the current date.
Comparing links
The "Links" section displays the list of links existing around an object.
The Before / After columns display the number of objects connected to the analyzed object on the given dates.
If you click a link, the Details zone displays the objects connected through the link on the source and target dates so as to view differences.