Comparing two draft versions within a file version

Background

Starting point

The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:

You have logged into Skribenta.
You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
You have selected the workspace you want to work in.
A content file or a configuration file is created in the workspace.
You have edited the file (and draft versions has been created).

Your need

You want to compare the content of two draft versions within a file version.

The possibility

It is possible to compare the content of two consecutive draft versions within a file version.

About this task

What you will learn

This instruction tells you how to compare the content of two consecutive draft versions within a file version.

The result

This is the Workspace view before comparing two draft versions within a file version:

This is the Workspace view after comparing two draft versions within a file version:

Overall steps

Browse to the file, then compare two draft versions within a file version.

Time

Less than 1 minute

Procedure

1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. Browse to your file in the Workspace view or the Publications view.

In the Publications view, you can only browse to a content or configuration file that is connected to a publication.

3. Right-click the file.

A pop-up list opens.

4. In the pop-up list, select the file icon.

The File toolbar opens.

5. On the File toolbar, click Versions > Compare.

A list of file versions is displayed.

6. In the list of file versions, select Draft versions.

The individual file draft versions are shown.

7. Select a draft version in the list.

The selected draft version is compared with the previous draft version. New and deleted content, compared to the previous version, are highlighted in green and red, respectively.