Version Management Page
The Version Management page is available for all object types. It lists all versions of the object and provides access to the details and parameters as they were defined in each version. A new version (that is, a new entry in the list) is created every time a change is made to the object.
Version Management is used to track any changes carried out on objects. The behavior of this function can be defined by the system administrator in the UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS variable by
- specifying "Y" in the VERSION_MANAGEMENT validity key to activate it.
- determining that version management is automatically activated upon turning on logging for the Revision Report.
- limiting the number of objects that are displayed defining a value in VERSIONS_SHOW_MAX in the UC_SYSTEM_SETTINGSvariable.
If this function is activated, a new version of the object is saved to the database with each change and a new entry is displayed in this list. If an object was never changed after creation, this list is empty.
The Version Management page provides the following information:
Column | Descriptions |
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Version |
Chronological order of the change, where 0 is the oldest version. Click the arrow to rearrange the list in ascending or descending order. |
Version Name |
The name of the version. By default, it is the object name plus a suffix that ensures that the version name is unique within the client. The suffix is appended to the object name when the change is saved and consist of the following:
Date and time refer to the time zone of the client. However, your system administrator can specify a different format for the suffix. In any case, it must not exceed 8 characters. |
Title | The object title (optional). |
Date, Time |
The date and time of the previous change. If this is the first version of an object, this date is the creation date. |
Modified by | The name of the user who performed the change. |
Viewing the Details of a Particular Version
- Select the version you are interested in.
- Click the Details button on the toolbar.
- A pane is displayed on the right hand side of your window that provides a summary of the parameters and values used with that particular version of the object
Opening a Version of the Object
If you still need more details on a particular version of the object, either right-click it and select Open or select it and click the Open button on the toolbar. This opens the object in read-only mode, displaying the settings of the object in that particular version.
You can also select multiple versions and open them in bulk; each version is opened on its own tab.
Restoring a Version of the Object
From this list you can easily replace the latest version of an object with any other older version. This is useful in case of a misconfiguration.
To restore the version of an object, right-click the version you want to recover and click Restore in the toolbar.
Deleting a Version of the Object
Right-click the version you want to get rid of and select Delete or select it and click Delete on the toolbar.
You can also select multiple versions and delete them in bulk.
See also:
- AE DB Revision Report
- UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS - Various Client Settings
- UC_SYSTEM_SETTINGS
- Viewing Object and Task Details