Create tax update change package through Change Assistant question

Starting either in HCM PUM46 or PUM47 when I create a change package through the browser and then switch to Change Assistant to actually generate the change package, the resulting project file in the download directory no longer contains the actual code (just a list of the objects). This prevents me from doing my initial project compares against the COP environment to obtain the list of objects that require retrofit.

Now I need to build the project through the following?

Use below link to create and apply CP (source only steps)

Continue to create and apply CP(source only steps) <--- this link generates the CP?