Work with comparisons
Discover how to extend, reactivate, remove, and deactivate a comparison in WorldShare Collection Evaluation.
If you want a comparison not to show as an active comparison but you do not want to remove the comparison, you can deactivate it.
Deactivate a comparison
If you want a comparison not to show as an active comparison but you do not want to remove the comparison, you can deactivate it.
Note: You must be an administrator to deactivate a comparison.
- Find the name of the comparison you want to deactivate in the Current Comparisons table.
- Click Deactivate in the Actions column.
Extend a comparison
If you do not want a comparison to expire, you can extend the expiration date to 30 days from the current date.
- Find the name of the comparison you want to extend in the Current Comparisons table.
- Click Extend in the Actions column.
Reactivate a comparison
If a comparison is not used for 30 days, the comparison expires and, if you want to use it again, you must reactivate the expired comparison.
Note: You must be an administrator to reactivate an expired comparison.
- Find the name of the comparison you want to reactivate in the Current Comparisons table. The expiration date is listed and the status is Expired.
- Click Reactivate in the Actions column. After you reactivate the comparison, the status changes to Pending. The comparison will be Available in less than 24 hours.
Remove a comparison
Because your institution is limited to a maximum of 25 active comparisons, you may need to remove comparisons so that you can create new ones.
- Find the name of the comparison you want to remove in the Current Comparisons table.
- Click Remove in the Actions column.