"Project Comparison" dialog

The dialog enables you to compare the properties of multiple projects or versions. The dialog has the same categories as the Project Cockpit.

Dialog elements without group

• "List Style" combobox

  With this combobox you can choose the respective List Styles to display the project structure.

  Customize FACTON

  In addition to the default List Style for the project comparison, additional List Styles can be configured within the scope of FACTON Customizing or by an authorized partner.

• "Currency" combobox

  This combobox lets you select the currency to be displayed in the project structure. All display currencies along with the project currency are shown in this combobox.

• "Compare" button

  Click this button to run the comparison between the reference project and each of the comparison projects.

"Project" tab

This tab contains a table displaying the selected projects on each row.

Column	Description
Compare Project	Activate the checkbox of the project you wish to compare the project of this row with the reference project.
Reference Project	Activate the checkbox of the project you wish to use as reference project.
Project Name	Displays the name of the project.
Version Name	Shows the name of the project's version.
Version Status	Shows the status of the project's version.
Number	Displays the project number.
Different Name for Comparison	You can enter an alternate name for the project. Enter a short name to have multiple projects clearly arranged in display.
Calculation Year	Displays the calculation year set in the project. If you change the calculation year in the project structure comparison, the modified calculation year is applied to the project.
Project Currency	Displays the defined calculation currency for the project.

"Comparison Criteria" tab

This table displays all of the comparison criteria defined in the List Style.

Column	Description
Use	Activate the checkbox to use the respective criterion for the comparison.
Comparison Criterion	Name of the comparison criterion as defined in the List Style (read-only)
Show Absolute Delta	Activate the checkbox to have the absolute difference between project and reference project displayed.
Show Relative Delta	Activate the checkbox to have the percentage deviation between project and reference project displayed.

 

 

Row with icons

Using the icons you can filter certain structural elements in the comparison view, copy values and adjust the column width.

Icon	Description
	Filters same components including their same sub-elements.
	Filters all functions from the project structure.
	Filters all materials from the project structure.
	Filters all additional costs from the project structure.
	Filters all manufacturing processes from the project structure.
	Filters all quantities from the project structure.
	Jumps to the next difference (red highlighted cell).
	Copies the result of the project comparison to the clipboard. Can be pasted in MS Excel (for example) via CTRL + V. The first column "Level" in Excel shows the bill of material level of the structure element. So for example, the project always is level 1. Hint Filter the project structure prior to the bill of material export in FACTON via the icons described.
	Automatically adjusts the column width to the content.

 

Tree structure project data categories

The tree structure shows the structure elements of all projects in an additive fashion, including the reference project and all enabled comparison projects. The Background colors of the rows depict the differences in the project structure.

Color	Description
White	Structural elements are available in both projects.
Red	Structural elements are only available in the reference project, not in the comparison project.
Gray	Structural elements are only available in the comparison project, not in the reference project.