Reverting to a previous version of a file

If an analysis or other type of file has become corrupted when it was modified, you can use the versioning functionality in the library to revert to a previous version of the file. You can also look at previous versions to review the library version history of a file.

About this task

Note: Some components used within an analysis can be updated separately in the library (e.g., data functions, or visualization mods). If such a linked item is used in the analysis, you might not see exactly the same thing that you saw earlier when reverting an analysis, unless you also revert the component.

Permissions to a file are always based on the latest version of the file and are never reverted.

Procedure

Log in to the Spotfire Server web administration pages and click Library.
Browse or search for the file to revert.

Tip: You can search for a particular word in the name or comment of the latest version available in the library using the search keywords version_name or version_comment, or search for a user that created the latest version using version_created_by. Use wildcards (*) to search for a word within a longer phrase.
Right-click the row of the item and select View version history, or open the details panel and click Version history.
In the Version history list to the right, right-click on the version you desire to revert to, and select Restore.

Results

The version you selected to restore will be added to the end of the list in the version history, and it will become the new current version. All previous versions are saved in the history.

Tip: You can also save a copy of a specific version as a new file by right-clicking it in the Version history list and selecting Save version as new file.