Compare Recipes

Use the Recipe Compare utility to select two recipes to compare (either different versions of the same recipe or two different recipes) and then view and save a generated report showing the differences between them. The recipes to compare must have been previously exported from RecipeEdit in XML format.

Note: We recommend you enable the "Version at Approval" or "Version at Save" option in EnvEdit System Parameters in conjunction with using the Recipe Compare utility. Enabling one of the versioning options will ensure that all recipe version changes will be archived for comparison.

The Recipe Compare report provides details about additions, deletions and modifications to the recipe configuration (e.g. process variables added to a phase, changes to the equipment requirements, etc.). The comparison report does not describe changes to the structure of the recipe such as changes to Unit Procedures, Operations, Branches, and Loops.

You can open the Recipe Compare utility from the Environment Display, Recipe Editor or a shortcut on the Development Client’s menu. It is an independent utility and can be run by itself. For example, if you open the Environment Display and Recipe Compare, and then shut down Environment Display, Recipe Compare will continue to run.

Recipe Compare functionality can be accessed through stateless APIs. For details, see the Stateless API help.