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  • May 9, 2022
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antoine
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Using the new compare and merge tool, it would be great if we select and "ignore" elements from the reference workspace, if we do not want to merge them. It would help to go through all steps of the merging process.

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xiaomengatsafe
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@Thank you for the suggestion @antoine​. Just wanted to better understand what type of elements would you like to "ignore"?

  1. Would you like to be able to ignore a whole category of elements, such as datasets, connections, or parameters?
  2. Or, would you like to ignore a particular type of difference, e.g. things that are added, or deleted?
  3. Or, would you like to go through the changed items individually, and decide if they should be ignored based on whether you want to merge that item or not?
  4. Or do you have a different workflow I haven't thought of?

(We are in the process of gathering feedback on this Tech Preview feature, so your input will be really helpful for making our future improvements.)


antoine
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  • May 16, 2022

I am more in the scenario 3 but my main point is to be able to tell the system that some parts are "checked" during the merging. If not, it is easy to get lost as we go through the changes and the already "checked" ones are still in yellow if I do not merge them. Maybe a new colour could be useful. Of course, I could also consider that a whole category is irrelevant with my merging as "datasets" for esample. Then they would also be put to another color and/or filtered out on the table view.


xiaomengatsafe
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Thank you Antoine! I can understand your use case now. Appreciate your detailed explanation!