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# nCino Compare
## nCino Compare
**Introduction**
The Compare and Selective Deployment functionality in nCino enables users to perform detailed comparisons between datasets and object records across Salesforce environments or between a Salesforce Org and a version control repository. This process helps identify changes and selectively promote only the required records to the intended target environment.
**Overview**
* **Flexible Comparison Options**\
Perform comparisons between two Salesforce Orgs (*Org-to-Org*) or between a Salesforce Org and a version control repository (*Org-to-Version Control*).
* **Relational Comparison Support**\
Execute relational comparisons that take into account object relationships, ensuring accuracy in identifying relevant data changes.
* **Granular Record Selection**\
View and select individual records at any level of the comparison hierarchy, providing full control over what is promoted.
* **Save and Reuse Selections**\
Save selected records during comparison to revisit or finalize at a later stage, supporting iterative workflows.
* **Deployment Execution**\
Proceed with deployment using the **Save and Deploy** option, which finalizes the selection and initiates the deployment process.
* **Object Summary and RBC Integration**\
Access a consolidated *Object Summary* screen to review selected records before deployment. From here, initiate RBC-based deployments directly.
### Step-by-Step Guide - Initiating Compare Operation
#### Initiating Compare Operation
**Feature Deployment – Template & Version Control**
1. Click on "Create Feature Dployment" to initate the featre deployment creatio
2. Select **“Template”** or **“Version Control”** to reveal the **Retrieve Dataset** option.
3. Clicking it redirects to the **Deployment History** page.
4. On that page, use **View Dataset** to open the dataset.
**Feature Deployment – Using Salesforce Org**
1. Select **Template Using Salesforce Org** or **VC Using Salesforce Org** to see **Create Dataset**.
2. Refer the "[Feature Deployment](https://knowledgebase.autorabit.com/product-guides/arm/arm-features/ncino/feature-deployment)" section for the creation of a feature deployment.
3. Click **Retrieve Dataset** to start a comparison.
4. This would redirect the flow to the Deployment History.
**Perform Compare**
1. **Access Compare Option**
* From the **Deployment Iterations** page, select the ellipsis (three dots) for a specific iteration.
* Choose **Compare** to analyze dataset differences between environments.
* This helps validate consistency of deployed records.
2. **Select Comparison Destination**
* In the **Compare** window, select between the destination type:
* **Salesforce Org**: Compares records with another Salesforce environment.
* **Version Control**: Compares records with version-controlled data.
* Choose the destination org or repository to proceed.
3. **Configure Comparison Parameters**
* Provide details such as:
* **Feature Name**
* **Object**
* **Unique Id** (used to uniquely identify records)
* Optionally, select fields to **exclude from comparison** (e.g., system fields like CreatedDate).
* Excluding non-essential fields avoids unnecessary mismatches.
4. **Run Comparison**
* After configuring all parameters, click **Compare**.
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