Compare the content in partitions

Compare the content in partitions You can compare the content that is in two partitions when two different configurations are available for comparison, for example, when the content in each partition has a different revision, date, units, variants, and partition schemes. You can compare the content from a single structure where two different partition schemes are applied and where only one structure has a partition scheme applied. However, you must select the same element on both sides in a split view. You can compare the content in partitions that are present in two different structures as well. The partitions themselves are not listed in the comparison result. Procedure Open a structure. Click Split Context . The Split View displays the structure side by side in two views. Change the structure configuration, as required. You can do this in both views. Click Compare on the task bar. In the Compare panel, specify the comparison level by selecting one of the following Options: Comparison option Description All Levels Compares the elements at every level in the two structures. If this option is selected for very large structures, performance may be adversely affected. All Levels Below Selected Compares all levels below the selected level in the two structures. Components Only Compares only the elements that are at the lowest level (components). Current Level Compares only the elements that are immediate children of the selections in the two structures. This is the default level of comparison. Linked Assemblies or Components Compares two structures by using accountability check. This comparison level is displayed only if Multi-Structure Foundation is available in your Teamcenter environment. Accountability check is a verification mechanism to check if all the elements in one structure have equivalent elements in the other structure. You can define your own properties for equivalence. In the Compare panel, from Options > Display, select one or more of the following options to specify what you want to view in the comparison results: Comparison option Description Matched Displays the elements that are a match in both views. Different Displays the elements that differ across the two views. Unique in Left View Displays the elements that are only listed in the view displayed on the left. Unique in Right View Displays the elements that are only listed in the view displayed on the right. For Linked Assemblies or Components, select the Dynamic Equivalence check box. In some cases, the occurrences that are slightly different in the two structures might not be reported as equivalent. The dynamic equivalence check reports such occurrences. This check box is displayed only if Multi-Structure Foundation is available in your Teamcenter environment. (Optional) Select the Run in Background check box to perform the comparison in the background. This is recommended when you compare all levels or only the components in large structures. You can view the results later by selecting the relevant notification from Alerts. Note The Run in Background check box is not displayed when you select the comparison level as Current Level. Click Compare. The comparison results are listed under Results. Clicking an element in the list highlights that element in the structure. Clicking an element in the structure highlights that element in the list. If your system administrator has configured it for you, the top elements of the structures are also included in the comparison result. Note If you close and relaunch the Compare panel by clicking Compare on the task bar, the panel is reset, and it does not display the previous results. Engineering BOM Management ─ Usage, 2606 Unpublished work. © 2026 Siemens