Problem

A Layout DXL Column script should show the differences to another baseline

Approach

• Right-click column header
• Select „New“
• Choose „Layout DXL“  radio button
• Click on the browser button
• Click on New
• Insert the script below
• Be aware to have all line breaks in the code like below

Replace {baselineToCompare} to the major version that you want to compare with the current version.

Solution

// This script shall be replace {baselineToCompare}
/**************************************************
 * Author: Björn Karpenstein
 * Date:   2014-10-09
 *
 * This is a layout DXL to show the differences from 
 * the current version to another baseline. 
 **************************************************/
Baseline oldBaseline = baseline({baselineToCompare}, 0,"");

Buffer bBefore = create;
Buffer bAfter = create;
Buffer result = create;
AttrDef ad;

Module oldModule = load(module(obj), oldBaseline, false)
Module currModule = current
showDeletedObjects(true)
int i = obj."Absolute Number"
Object oldObject = object(i, oldModule)

void compareColumn(string columnName)
{
  ad = find(oldModule, columnName);
		
  if(!null(ad) && !null(oldObject))
  {
    bBefore = oldObject.columnName;
  }
  else bBefore = "";
		
  ad = find(currModule, columnName)

  if(!null(ad))
  {
    bAfter = obj.columnName;
  }
  else bAfter = "";
		
  bAfter = obj.columnName;

  if( bBefore != bAfter )
  {
    diff(result, bBefore, bAfter);
    displayRichWithColor("{\\b " columnName " CHANGED}");
    displayRichWithColor(stringOf(result));
  }
}
				
if(null(oldObject))
{
  displayRichWithColor("{\\b NEW}");
  if(isDeleted(obj)) displayRichWithColor("{\\b DELETED}");
}
else
{			
  if(isDeleted(obj) && !isDeleted(oldObject))
  {
    displayRichWithColor("{\\b DELETED}");
  }
  else
  {
    if(!isDeleted(obj) && isDeleted(oldObject))
    {
      displayRichWithColor("{\\b UNDELETED}");
    }
  
    // Here you can add the 
    // module attributes to compare	
		
    /*** BB_ReqStatus ***/		
    compareColumn("BB_ReqStatus");
	
    /*** BB_Type ***/
    compareColumn("BB_Type");

    /*** Last Modified On ***/
    compareColumn("Last Modified On");
		
    /*** Object Heading ***/
    compareColumn("Object Heading");

    /*** Object Text ***/
    compareColumn("Object Text");
  }
}
		
delete bBefore;
delete bAfter;
delete result;