- * When called, this copies the report item's Value element to it's PreviousValue element for easy
- * checking to see if an item's value has changed before processing a report.
+ * When called on a report with an item that exists in that report, this copies the report item's Value
+ * to it's PreviousValue element for easy checking to see if an item's value has changed before processing
+ * a report. If the given item does not exist in the report, the function does not modify the report item's
+ * data.