Check Change Report Overview

Check Change Report Overview

In addition to a true/false result indicating successful conversion, DeltaNova Check outputs an HTML change report that can be viewed in any browser.

Report When No Changes Found

If the conversion did not lose any content, Check reports a successful conversion with a summary showing:

Conversion check successful! Our advanced comparison algorithm did not detect any content changes between the two input files. This means that you haven't lost any content in the conversion process.

Report When Changes Found

When changes are detected, the report shows a detailed summary.

Change Report Sections

The report has three main sections. All parts use a common colour scheme:

Colour

Change Type

🔵 Blue

Modification

🔴 Red

Deletion

🟢 Green

Addition

Table of Changes

Below the charts is a detailed table. For each change, the table shows:

Row

Description

Type of Change

Insertion, deletion, or modification

XPath (Input B)

XPath location of the change within the B input XML

Input A Value

The original content

Input B Value

The converted content (or "No B content" for deletions)

Change Snippet

DeltaV2 format context showing the parent element

Example: Single Deletion

If the conversion fails to include a heading "System Description":

Field

Value

Type of Change

Deletion

XPath (Input B)

/dita[1]/textGroup[1]

Input A Value

System Description

Input B Value

No "B" content

Reading the Change Report

  • Deletion: Content in the original (A input) that is missing from the converted (B input).

  • Addition: Content in the converted (B input) that was not in the original (A input) — this may indicate spurious content was introduced.

  • Modification: Content that changed between the original and converted formats.