Learn how to compare documents that contain conditional tags in Adobe FrameMaker.
You can compare documents with multiple flows. To prevent Adobe FrameMaker from comparing the wrong flows, make sure that each flow has a unique tag.
A document can contain different flows with the same name, such as separate flows named “A” on disconnected pages. In such cases, an alert message lists the duplicate flows when you try to compare the documents. FrameMaker compares flows only if each document contains one flow of the same name.
FrameMaker ignores hidden text and graphics that are not showing.
Do one of the following:
To compare the full texts of two documents that contain conditional tags, show all conditions before performing the comparison.
To compare specific texts of two documents that contain conditional tags, show conditions based on a specific expression before performing the comparison.
To ignore conditional tags while comparing documents, hide all conditions before performing the comparison.
Any hidden conditional items in the newer document remain hidden in the composite document that is produced.