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Author's profile photo Fatih Pense

Flow Diff Tool for Comparing Cloud Integration Flow Versions

This is a new tool that comes with CPI Explorer version 2021-09-19.

You can compare the contents of same/different flows in the same/different tenants in seconds.

Usage

  • Choose Tenant
  • Choose Package
  • Choose Flow
  • Get snapshot
  • Repeat for the other flow
  • Click “Compare Flows”

Here is a screenshot:

Use Cases

I think the most useful time to use this tool is just before transport. To be sure that only intended changes are present in the new version of the flow.

Also, there can be times when a flow is modified in the development environment then left without transport. After a few months, you might want to check those changes & see if they are still relevant.

To check differences in the same flow & in the same tenant. You have to get a snapshot and revert the flow on SAP Cloud Integration UI to an older version. The reason is there is no other way to get the old flow data from APIs.

Installation

It is free, you can get it from Microsoft Store, or download the portable version here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/cpi-explorer/9pbkk398ww57

https://pizug.com/tool/cpi-explorer

Special Thanks

If you are feeling “deja vu”, nothing is wrong with you!

This tool was already implemented by Raffael Herrmann and published here.

While it is written from scratch for CPI Explorer and has some differences, Raffael’s version was a great source of inspiration!

 

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      Author's profile photo Raffael Herrmann
      Raffael Herrmann

      Hi Fatih,

      That's a pretty nice update! I'm happy to inspire you and that my work wasn't useless at all. 🙂

      Author's profile photo Fatih Pense
      Fatih Pense
      Blog Post Author

      Hi Raffael,

      It is still useful & I think you affected the thinking process of many consultants. For me, your work and approach will always be inspiring! 😉

      Author's profile photo Syambabu Allu
      Syambabu Allu

      Great tool..it’s helpful 👍

      Author's profile photo Fatih Pense
      Fatih Pense
      Blog Post Author

      Thanks, Syambabu, glad that you found it helpful!

      Author's profile photo E. Hubers
      E. Hubers

      Very usefull tool, just used it for comparisson of flow changes in the past months. Downloaded the mappings and compared these with notepad++

      Author's profile photo Fatih Pense
      Fatih Pense
      Blog Post Author

      Thanks Eric, I'm glad it saves time for you!

      Author's profile photo Marco Reyes
      Marco Reyes

      Hi Fatih,

      It looks very good the tool but do you know if it is available for Mac?

      Greetings and Thanks.

      Author's profile photo Vineetha Kavali
      Vineetha Kavali

      Hi Fatih,

      Could you please suggest a blog for flow dependency for ProcessDirect and JMS adapters in CPI Explorer?

      Author's profile photo Tobiasz Hołtyn
      Tobiasz Hołtyn

      Hi Fatih,

      The tool you created is great.

      Thanks for your work!

      Author's profile photo Robert Jancich
      Robert Jancich

      Thank you! Very useful application + if updatedin future, even better! Does it work with SAPUID credentials for someone?