nCino Compare

Introduction

The compare and selective deployment functionality allows you to perform comparisons across datasets and objects between different Salesforce orgs or version control repositories. You can then promote selected records to target environments.

Overview

  1. Perform Org-to-Org or Org-to-Version Control (VC) comparisons.

  2. Run relational comparisons on initial datasets.

  3. Select individual records at any comparison level.

  4. Save selections and continue comparing or proceed to deployment.

  5. Finalize deployment using the Save and Deploy option.

  6. Review selected records on the Object Summary screen and initiate RBC deployments.

Step-by-Step Guide

Initiating Compare Operation

Feature Deployment – Template & Version Control

Retrieve Dataset option from Template or Version Control
Retrieve Dataset option from Template or Version Control
  1. Select “Template” or “Version Control” to reveal the Retrieve Dataset option.

  2. Clicking it redirects to the Deployment History page.

  3. 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. Click Create Dataset to start a comparison.

Create Dataset option using Salesforce Org
Create Dataset option using Salesforce Org

Perform Compare

  1. Open the deployment and click Compare.

Compare button inside deployment view
Compare button inside deployment view
  1. Choose the type of comparison:

    • Org-to-Org (select Salesforce Org)

    • Org-to-VC (select Version Control)

Org-to-Org comparison selection
Org-to-Org comparison selection
Org-to-VC comparison selection
Org-to-VC comparison selection

Compare Results

  1. View differences highlighted in yellow (for changed destination values).

  2. Configure comparison using:

    • Destination

    • Feature Name

    • Object

    • Unique ID

    • Exclude From Compare

Comparison fields and options
Comparison fields and options
Compare results with yellow highlights
Compare results with yellow highlights
  1. Exclude fields from comparison (shown in light gray).

  2. Use Select to choose current page or all records.

  3. Use Search by Field to filter results.

Export and field selection options
Export and field selection options
  1. Change View to select which fields to show (max 25).

Change view to customize field display
Change view to customize field display
  1. Click View Record to compare source vs destination values.

View Record button for detailed comparison
View Record button for detailed comparison
  1. Use Save and Continue or Save and Deploy to proceed.

Note: Record counts are shown on the Object Summary screen before deployment.

Object Summary screen after Save and Deploy
Object Summary screen after Save and Deploy
Iteration staging page before deployment
Iteration staging page before deployment
Popup showing selected records
Popup showing selected records
Deploy confirmation screen
Deploy confirmation screen
Success and failure record summary
Success and failure record summary

Relational Compare - Global & Record-Level

Global Relational Compare

Performs a full compare to identify parent/child records related to selected objects.

Relational compare initiation for related records
Relational compare initiation for related records
  1. Choose parent/child object and Unique ID.

  2. Select fields to exclude and click Compare.

Record-Level Relational Compare

Compares one record at a time and lets you drill down further.

Record-level relational compare icon
Record-level relational compare icon
  • Supports multiple levels of nested comparison:

    • Level 1, 2, 3, etc.

Record-level comparison level 1
Record-level comparison level 1
Record-level comparison level 2
Record-level comparison level 2
Record-level with nested relational compare
Record-level with nested relational compare
  • Continue record selection:

Record selection after relational comparison
Record selection after relational comparison
Parent and child record listing
Parent and child record listing
Additional relational records selected
Additional relational records selected
  • Choose:

    • Save and Continue – Save and proceed.

    • Save and Deploy – Go to deployment screen.

Object Summary screen before final deployment
Object Summary screen before final deployment
Selected records visible for deployment
Selected records visible for deployment
  • View selected records:

Popup of selected records before deployment
Popup of selected records before deployment
  • After deployment:

Deployment staging confirmation
Deployment staging confirmation
Final deployment result with status
Final deployment result with status

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