Viewing comparison rule results

Use the Asset Reconciliation Results application to view the comparison rule results for a reconciliation task.

About this task

A comparison rule is a component of a reconciliation task. It defines how to compare objects or attributes of a child or parent object in one data set (typically authorized assets) with a child or parent in another data set (typically deployed assets) when the system processes a reconciliation task. The comparison rule results that the system displays in the Asset Reconciliation Results application depend on the parameter that you select in the Comparison Results field when you define a reconciliation task. You can choose one of the following display options for comparison results:

The Asset Reconciliation Results application displays both comparison rule results and link rule results. To view only comparison rule results, you can use Advanced Search on the List tab to select only comparison results.

The steps for viewing comparison rule results follow.

Procedure

  1. On the List tab in the Asset Reconciliation Results application, click Advanced Search.
  2. On the Advanced Search menu, select More Search Fields.
  3. On the More Search Fields window, in the Result Type field, click Select Value.
  4. In the Select Value window, select the COMPARISON check box and click OK.
  5. On the More Search Fields window, click Find to view comparison result records.
  6. From theAsset Reconciliation Results table window on the List tab, select the result record that you want to view.
  7. In the Reconciliation ID column, click an underlined record identifier to open the Asset Reconciliation Result tab and view the result record.


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