A method for comparing objects includes selecting a first object and a second object, each object associated with an instance of at least one primary parameter and an instance of at least one secondary parameter, each secondary parameter associated with one of the primary parameters. At least a portion of the first object and at least a portion of the second object are compared to identify one or more differences between the selected objects. At least a portion of the differences are identified as ignorable based, at least in part, on the one or more primary parameters.