Viewing version state of a folder or file

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.
An image file is created (by uploading or dragging-and-dropping it) in the workspace.
A folder is created in the workspace.

Your need

You want to see the version state of a folder or file (resource).

The possibility

It is possible to view the version state of a folder or file.

About this task

What you will learn

This instruction tells you how to view the version state of a folder or file.

Overall steps

Show folder and file versions by pressing Ctrl+Alt+V or selecting View > Versions on the top toolbar. Browse to a folder or file (resource). The version state is shown as a color indication (white, green or blue) on the version designation to the left of the resource name.

Time

Less than 1 minute

Procedure

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

2. Make sure that folder and file versions are shown:

Press Ctrl+Alt+V,

or
click View > Versions on the top toolbar.

3. If you want to view the version state of:

a folder, browse to the folder in the Workspace view.
a file, browse to the 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.

4. The version state is shown as a color indication on the version designation to the left of the folder or file name.

White color = checked in version
Green color = working version
Blue color = checked in version with checked out child