dFlow~IQ manualChapter 05 · Application guide

Inspect and compare schemas

Navigate subjects and versions, switch between text and graph views, compare revisions and validate a proposal without registering it.

DOCUMENTED VERSIONdFlow~IQ Community 1.0

First-party product documentation. Instructions are verified against the dFlow~IQ desktop implementation. Labels appear exactly as they do in the application where practical.

05.1

Browse subjects and versions

  1. Choose Schema Registry → Schemas.
  2. Select a subject from the paginated list.
  3. Review its compatibility mode and versions, newest first.
  4. Select a version to see Schema Details, including version, schema ID and type.

The current subject list has no search field. Use page sizes 10, 25, 50 or 100.

05.2

Use Text and Graph views

Text

Syntax-highlighted schema with line numbers, selectable content and folding.

Graph

Draggable nodes for nested structures, background panning, restructure and zoom from 10% to 400%.

Graph view explains structure, not runtime producer-consumer lineage.

05.3

Compare schema versions

  1. Use Compare versions within a subject, or Schema Registry → Compare for independent subjects.
  2. Choose the left and right versions.
  3. Review changed, side-only and unchanged lines.
  4. Inspect defaults, unions, enum symbols, namespaces and references, not only highlighted line count.
  5. Optionally select Ask AI to explain after reviewing the context sent.
05.4

Validate a proposed schema

  1. Select Validate proposal from the subject version view.
  2. Edit or paste a candidate up to 1 MiB.
  3. Select Validate compatibility.
  4. Review Compatible or Not compatible and Registry-supplied messages.

Validation checks against the subject's latest version using the Registry's configured policy. It does not register the proposal or prove semantic compatibility.

Documentation reference

Current dFlow~IQ Community desktop implementation and bundled UI labels, reviewed 13 August 2026. Product behaviour takes precedence if a later release differs from this page.