Major and Minor Versions

Each business space version has a number associated with it that uniquely identifies the version within a business space. This number has the format n.m where n is the number identifying the major version and m is the number identifying the minor version. Major versions usually represent big steps forward compared to the previous version, whereas minor versions usually contain small modifications to the previous version. This is, however, entirely up to the configurator to decide whether the new version will be major or minor.

A new minor version is always created from some existing base version. When a new minor version is created the entire contents of the base version is copied into the new version and the new version is assigned a new number being an increment of the maximum minor version number used already. The new version is created in the NEW state – see Lifecycle of a Business Space Version.

To create a new minor version:

1. Click on the base version in the Elements Tree to select it.
2. Select “Version/New Minor Version” in the menu or right click to bring up the pop-up menu and select “New Minor Version”. The new version must appear in the Elements Tree.
3. The Configuration Tool will bring up a dialog where you can enter any comments about the new version being created and the press the OK button. Alternatively press the Cancel button if you do not want to enter any comments.

A new major version can either be created from some existing base version or from a blank version. When a new major version is created from a base version the entire contents of the base version is copied into the new version. When a new version is created from a blank version the version only contains pre-defined elements (such as the RegularUser business object) and nothing else. The number of a major version assigned to a new version is the increment of the maximum version number used already. The new version is created in the NEW state – see Lifecycle of a Business Space Version.

To create a new major version from the existing version:

1. Select “Version/New Major Version” in the menu or right click on the base version in the Elements Tree to bring up the pop-up menu and select New Major Version. The new version will appear in the Elements Tree.
2. The Configuration Tool will bring up a dialog where you can enter any comments about the new version being created and the press the OK button. Alternatively press the Cancel button if you do not want to enter any comments.