I agree the built in redline mode and structure browser are lacking and ultimately slow down the peer review process. It forced us to develop an excel solution where we have to copy and paste the BOMs from a SQL Server Reporting Services Report. While this works, it is a band-aid solution and the solution should exist within Aras.
In the first post 10 month ago I said that I want a better compare tool in 2023. And I will get my compare tool in 2023.
But we actually forgot the purpose of this community section -> working together to solve stuff. Aras will probably need 347+ steering committee board meetings until they finally decide to bring the topic to the roadmap for Innovator 717.
I don´t want to wait that long. Let´s build our own tool! And we don´t even have to start from the scratch. I discovered this project on GitHub:
https://github.com/polyfacet/aras-bom-compare
It´s a compare tool for Innovator! Don't let the looks fool you. The project was written against Innovator 11 so it has the iconic Innovator 11 design vibes that will burn your eyes. But in general the project still works, even in latest Innovator versions.
I am right now playing around with the project and test a few enhancement ideas. E.g. design update to Innovator 12+, multilevel-support and alternative ways to display the compare view (full screen instead of relationship).
Maybe somebody else has further ideas?
Angela
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