# Using Compare

This topic describes how an end user can use the Compare component.

In either the Results Table component or the Results Table (BETA Enhancements) component, the end user can select two or more records to compare.

Within the Compare component, the end user can view and compare details for the selected records.

The end user can set one record as the baseline by clicking . This locks the record's column so that several alternate records can be compared against it. Non-baseline records can be dragged left or right in the display, allowing direct, side-by-side comparison of any two records.

The end user can also drill down to details about any record by clicking . This action launches the Record Details component for that record.

In addition, the end user can drag and drop attribute sets to move them up or down in the display, enabling direct, side-by-side comparison of attributes in the sets. Attributes can also be reordered within their sets (though they cannot be dragged to other sets).

From the Actions menu, the end user can remove a selected record, reset the view to the default, or expand or collapse attribute groups.

With the Highlight Differences setting, the end user has control over highlighting in the display. The end user can choose to highlight all differences between records, or may choose a baseline record against which differences are calculated and highlighted, as shown in the image below: