View Document History

History displays the list of document versions with the most recent version at the top of the list. History is not available for new documents that are not under version control. You must also work online to review document history.

For each document, the following properties appear:

• Version (automatically generated during the check in, delete, or restore process)
• Author that changed the document
• Date when the document version was created
• Comments that were either user-defined when the document was checked in or automatically generated based on actions that were performed on the document. For example, system-generated comments of Deleted and Restored appear when those actions were performed on a document.

You can open and view any version of the following document types:

• Topic
• Web Page
• Package
• Glossary
• Role

When you view any version of a document, the document opens in the appropriate document editor in read-only mode.

Note: You cannot view Module, Section, or Publishing Project documents from the History dialog box.

You can also roll back to previous versions of a document.

You can resize the History dialog box to display more information such as long comments or additional vertical space for historical records, etc. The Developer remembers the History dialog box size after you close it.

To view the version history of a document:

1. Make sure you are working online.
2. From the Library or Outline Editor, select ONE document. If you select multiple documents, the History command is unavailable.
3. On the Document menu, choose History.
4. Review the document history and choose to view or rollback to a previous version, if necessary.