User Guide - MKS

Chapter 9: Viewing and Editing Member Histories and Revisions
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Although it can be used to show the contents of any revision in an archive,
this command is typically used with the working file, since it provides a
mechanism to open the member without leaving the Source Integrity
application environment.
A working file is a file that contains a working copy of a checked out
revision. Users edit and change the working file, not the revision itself.
Changes to the working file are added to the history (as a new revision)
when the working file is checked in.
To view a member’s working file or revision in the graphical user
interface or Web interface
1 With a Member History window open, select the working file or
revision you want to view.
2 Do one of the following:
Select History > View Revision.
Click .
Promoting Revisions
The member’s working file or revision is opened in your default editor
or in the editor associated with the file’s extension.
Normally, you promote a member’s revision (set its state) when you
checkpoint its master project, but you can do so at any time.
To promote a revision in the graphical user interface and Web
interface
1 With a Member History window open, select a revision to promote.
2 Do one of the following:
Select History > Promote.
Click .
The Promote Member dialog box appears.
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