Using Publication Manager to create a new version or branch

Last Updated : Apr 30, 2014 |
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Use this procedure to create a new version or branch for a map or topic. When you use Publication Manager to create a new version or branch for a map or topic, the new version or branch replaces the version that is currently in the publication. When you use Publication Manager to create a new version or branch for a publication, the new version is opened, and the previous version is closed.
Important:
  • If you are creating a new version or branch for a publication, you must open the publication version to use as the initial baseline for the new version or branch. For example, to create a branch 2.1.1, open version 2 of the publication. Or to create version 3 of a publication, open version 2.
  • If the publication is released, you have to create a new version of the publication before you can create new versions of any maps or topics from the publication in Publication Manager.
  1. Open the publication in Publication Manager. To open a version other than the latest:
    1. Click Versions in the bottom, right corner of the Open Publication dialog box.
    2. In the Select Version dialog box, select the version that you want to open, and then click OK.
    3. In the Open Publication dialog box, click Open.
  2. In the publication tree, browse to and select the object for which to create the new version or branch, and then click Versions at the bottom, right corner of the window.
    STEP RESULT:
    The Select Version dialog box displays all versions and branches of the object.
  3. Right-click the version for which to create a new version or branch, and then click New Version or New Branch.
    STEP RESULT:
    If the new version or branch is for a map or topic, the Create version of object dialog box or Create branch of object dialog box is displayed.
  4. Complete or modify the fields on each tab of the dialog box, and then click OK.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    The fields in the dialog box are the same fields that must be completed when you create a new map or topic. The Changes field on the Version tab is mandatory for new versions and branches.
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