TIA portal gets a new feature Automation Compare Tool - for the comparis

On 09/21/2020, Siemens announced a new feature of the TIA portal. Namely, the Tia portal gets and improves the SIMATIC Automation Compare Tool which is used for comparison of LAD / FBD blocks. Functionalities of the SIMATIC Automation Compare Tool:

• Integration of the Version Control Interface (VCI) for direct start from the TIA Portal
• Explicit start in Windows for the comparison of LAD / FBD blocks which have been exported, for example, via Openness from a TIA project in XML format.

More information can be found on the official website of the manufacturer.