SRF Compare

SRF Compare


A new feature in 8.1.1 is comparing 2 SRF's. Open Siebel Tools, navigate to Tools - Utilities - Compare SRF.

Enter the 2 SRF's you want to compare for changes and click on the 'Compare' button.
As per the Siebel Bookshelf, The Compare SRF utility:

1. Validates each SRF for file parameters, such as file existence, version, and language

2. Creates one or two output files as follows:
- For new or changed objects or both, SRFDiff creates an output file that contains differences between the two SRFs. It also contains new objects present in one SRF file but not in the other file. (diff_srf1_srf2.xml)
- For deleted objects, SRFDiff creates an output file that contains deleted objects that are present in one SRF file but not in the other file. (deleted_records_diff_srf1_srf2.xml)


Invoking SRF Compare by command line:
siebdev /srfdiff "srf1" "srf2" "outputfile"


This is a cool feature, similar to the SIF compare as it gives you the minor difference between the incremental and full compiled SRF's.