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View Prior Revisions

If the vault is configured to maintain history, you can view the prior revisions of a document. If not, you can only view the current released revision and the copy in progress, if any.

  1. Choose between two options:

    • In the view bar, click the Revisions icon A white button that has two pieces of paper on it. One of the pieces of paper is different from the other, suggesting that it has been revised..

    • Select the document for which you want to view prior revisions.

  2. In the Document ribbon, in the Information group, click Show Revisions.

    The Revisions page of the document appears in the document pane.

  3. Click a revision's name to view the selected revision of the document in a new browser tab.

    Right-click a revision and select commands from the shortcut menu to perform various actions described in the Shortcut Menu Commands section below.

ClosedRevisions Window Commands

Revisions window toolbar buttons

Button

 Command Description

An icon of a CAD drawing.

Open in Application

Opens the selected revision in the application registered in Windows for the revision's file extension. The icon on this button is different for each file type. This example is for an AutoCAD drawing file. Prior revisions will be opened read-only.

A gray button with a pair of eyeglasses on it.

View Document

Opens the selected revision in a new viewer window.

A gray button with two pieces of paper sitting next to each other on it.

Compare

Select any two revisions and click this button compare the revisions graphically. See also Compare Files.

A gray button which has a piece of paper with an information icon on it.

Properties

Opens a new window displaying the property pages of the selected revision. Prior revisions will be opened read-only.

The large icons button. This button has what appears to be two large file icons on it. The small icons button. This button has what appears to be three small file icons on it. The list button. This button has check boxes with text next to them. The detailed list button. This button has what appears to be a table with data on it.

 

Display revisions as large icons, small icons, a list, or a detailed list, respectively.

ClosedShortcut Menu Commands

Shortcut menu commands
Shortcut Menu Command Description

Compare

Select any two revisions and click this button to compare the revisions graphically. See also Compare Files.

Revert to This Revision

Creates a copy of the selected revision as a new revision of the document, increments the revision number, and places the revision under change to you.

In PowerUser you can revert to the latest released revision, but in PowerWeb you can only revert to an outdated revision. You cannot revert to an 'intermediate' revision that was created when a document was under change.

Restore This Part

Restores the selected revision of a hybrid document part to the current revision of the main document.

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