Basic components

Configuration List and Compared To List
The Configuration List and Compared To List show all available configurations of the selected projects in the Project Tree. If only one configuration is selected in the Configuration List, the File List shows all the files and versions that are part of this configuration. If two configurations are selected (one in the Configuration List and one in the Compared To List) the Change List and the File List show the differences between those two configurations. The configurations can be ordered by date or name.
Change List
For a description of the icons used in the Change List, please see Quick Reference.
The Change List displays the changes between two configurations selected in the Configuration List and Compared To List. An entry in the Change List can have one of a number of forms, depending on the type of change it represents. For example, the following entry represents a single, unnamed change on a branch that is selected in the Configuration List:

All entries start with a change icon. This icon indicates the type of change made to files in the two configurations. The change icon is followed by the name of the file affected by the change. Depending on the type of change, the name of the file is followed by either two version numbers, one, or none.
The following diagram shows how the icons on page 370 are used if two configurations on one branch are selected:

The following diagram shows how the icons on page 370 are used if two configurations on two different branches are selected:

Sorting the Change List with the option buttons
You can use the Date and Name option buttons to sort the Change List:
Date Sorts the Change List according to the date (default).
Name Sorts the Change List according to the name of the entries. Multiple modifications to a single file are displayed collectively showing just a single line for each file and the version number range (e.g.,

1.5 > 1.13 ).
File List
If a configuration is selected in the Configuration List, the File List displays all the files and versions that belong to the selected configuration. If a change is selected in the Change List, the File List displays all the files and versions that belong to that change. This is especially interesting for change sets, which usually contain a number of files. For a discussion on how to manage change sets, please refer to Version Control.
Project Tree
The Project Tree can be used to filter the Configuration List, Change List and File List. Only entries of checkmarked projects are shown in the lists. The same Project Tree commands as in the other tools are also available in this Project Tree. See also The Project Tree Context menu.
Change Type drop-down
You can select what type of changes to display with the Change Type drop-down

all | Displays all changes.
change sets | Displays only change sets.
different branches | Displays only the differences between two branched configurations (shown by the icon ).
new files | Displays files that have been added
removed files | Displays files that were removed to a branch. Note that SNiFF+ does not maintain information on files that have been physically removed from projects.

Change Sets check box
The Change Sets check box determines whether change sets are displayed in the Change List or not.
If the check box is enabled, change sets are displayed and the changes to the individual files that are part of the change sets are not displayed.
If the check box is disabled, file changes are displayed together with version numbers and change sets are not displayed.
History information
The lower right corner of the Configuration Manager displays information about the entry selected in the Change List or File List.

Author | Displays the author of the selected change.
Date | Displays the check-in date of the selected change/version.
Comment | Displays the comment that has been checked in together with the selected change/version. If a file is selected, the file description is displayed.