4.8.1 Imposing version control

Establishing version control for a Document may be thought of as creating a new object of the type 'Document under version control' and using the existing Document as the initial version. Imposing version control is an action that cannot be undone.

• Select (checkmark) the Documents to be put under version control and
• click    on the button bar for selected objects

to impose version control on the selected Documents.

Or

• Click the    or the    icon left of the Document's MIME type icon

to display its Info page and

• click    on the top button bar

to impose version control on this Document.

This is indicated by a few changes in the Document's entry in the Folder page:

• A version number is inserted after the Document name,
• Your user name is given as the name of the owner of the Document,
• In the [Action] bar of the Document the [Revise] action may be offered instead of [Replace].

Figure 4.8-1: [Action] bar of a Document under version control vs. that of a standard Document

Beyond that there are a few subtle effects on how BSCW actions affect a Document under version control:

Also [Convert],    and    affect only the current version.

On the other hand, all versions of a Document under version control are affected by the    or the    actions.