Merging Resource Files

You can select two resource files and merge them. Merging means that you use information from a given resource file to modify another resource file.

Merge is performed from left to right, the resource file in the right pane is compared to the resource file in the left pane, differences are highlighted and merge actions are proposed in resource file to be merged.

Select Tools > Resources > Resource File to open the List of Resource Files.
Select a resource file in the list, and then click the Merge tool to open the Select resource file to Merge dialog box. The selected resource file is displayed in the To list in the lower part of the dialog, and will be displayed in the right pane of the Merge dialog box, so that merge actions will be applied to it.
Select a resource file from the From list. This file that will appear in the left pane of the Merge dialog box.
If the resource file you want to compare is not in the list, click the Select a Path tool and browse to its directory. Click OK and then select the resource file from the list.
Click OK to open the Merge resource files dialog box, in which you can merge the selected resource files..

For more information on the merge process, see the Comparing and Merging Models chapter in the Core Features Guide.