Managing the fabric database, Adding a fabric

Saving a version snapshot

The Fabric Snapshot Analysis dialog, shown in Figure 19, opens with the Summary, Differences and Reports tab pages. Click Browse to open and view the snapshot files in the corresponding tab pages. Click Close to exit the Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog. The color key below the scrollable area defines the meanings of the colors used. Select Fabric > Fabric Tracker > Save Snapshot to save the current snapshot to an XML file. Choose a pathname for the file in the Save dialog, and click Save to save the file.

Viewing and comparing version snapshots

The Differences tab page shows a side-by-side comparison of two snapshots. The timestamp of each snapshot is displayed above the scroll area showing that snapshot. The background color of the older snapshot is darker than the background of the newer snapshot. The arrow icon between the snapshot selectors always points from the older snapshot to the newer one. If the two snapshots have the same timestamp, the arrow will not be displayed. The scroll bars are synchronized to view the same portion of each snapshot file simultaneously. Click and drag the separator bar between the two panes to resize each pane. Click the left/right arrows at the top of the separator bar between the two panes to close the corresponding pane. The left/right arrows move to one side.

Exporting version snapshots to a file

The Reports tab page enables you to select one of several reports to save to a text file. The are two types of reports. The Summary report type shows the same format displayed on the Summary tab page without the color highlighting. The Detail report type shows a detailed breakdown of the differences. Click Export to save the selected report to a text file. Choose a pathname for the file in the Save dialog, and click Save to save the file.