This feature compares components and records between 2 instances and provides a report where it has identified differences

Cases where I have found value in this feature include

1. Workflows and business rules not kept consistent between production and non-production environments. The feature identifies different activation states, different rules within the process, or where the customisation exists in one instance but not in the other
2. Identifying differences in reference and configuration data between production and non-production environments
3. Identifying components changed during a release cycle, but not included in a release package
4. General checks of consistency between production and non-production environment

Note this feature does not compare every customisationtype. It only covers those I have implemented it for. Refreshing non-production instances from production is often a better option where instances have becomes too far divergent

The screenshot below shows option selected for a comparison. Note Web Resource takes the most time and volume of data to compare so ensure to exclude it where not required

Example output summary of the process is shown below (for completely different instances)

With details of each specific further down the form. This detailed report can be exported to Excel for further inspection of specific differences