Altium Designer Documentation
...
Dialog Reference
A to F
ECO Decision
Created: July 28, 2015 | Updated: June 16, 2017
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1
Now reading version 17.1. For the latest, read: ECO Decision for version 21
The ECO Decision dialog
Summary
After chosing and comparing two documents, the Comparator lists any differences found between them. The ECO Decision dialog allows you to decide the direction of update (which of the compared documents to update) on an individual difference basis. It also allows you to specify that no update is required, which translates to no action being taken in either document.
Access
The dialog is accessed from the Differences between dialog by clicking the associated entry for a listed difference in the Update Decision column.
Options/Controls
- Update Schematic - click to specify that the left-hand document be updated in order to resolve the difference.
- Update PCB - clickto specify that the right-hand document be updated in order to resolve the difference.
The dialog provides indication of whether or not update in a particular direction is valid. If valid, the 
and 
buttons (for update to left or right respectively), will be enabled. If a change is not supported, the corresponding button for that update direction will be grayed-out.
and buttons (for update to left or right respectively), will be enabled. If a change is not supported, the corresponding button for that update direction will be grayed-out.- No Updates - click to set the Update Decision to No Change (neither document is updated).