diff --git a/docs/figure_src/versioning.svg b/docs/figure_src/versioning.svg new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e5e64cf1f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/figure_src/versioning.svg @@ -0,0 +1,211 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + image/svg+xml + + + + + + + + Original version: 1.0.0 + + New major version: 2.0.0 + + New minor version: 1.1.0 + + New micro version: 1.0.1 + + + + diff --git a/docs/topics/versioning.png b/docs/topics/versioning.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6ec2f24d86 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/topics/versioning.png differ diff --git a/docs/topics/versioning.rst b/docs/topics/versioning.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5aa6dedee9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/topics/versioning.rst @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +=================== +Document versioning +=================== + +**Mayan EDMS** has the ability to store different versions of the same +document. Users are provided with a very comprehensive but easy to use +version numbering system that allows specifying a major, minor or micro +version number increase. + +.. image:: versioning.png + :alt: versioning diagram + +A comment field is also provided to allow users +to summarize the new verdion changes in comparison with the previous +one. If a new version was uploded by mistake or such new version is no +longer necessary **Mayan EDMS** provides the option to revert to a previous +version of the document. + +To upload a new document version, select an existing document, click on the +version tab of the document, and click on the 'upload new version' on the +side bar. A new view very similar to the new document upload view will +appear show the same interactive document sources that have been defined, +but with new options to specify the new version number and an optional +comment. +