Browsing Versions
You can view the version information of a resource via its version table in the Resources page of the server console.
- To view the version information of a single resource, browse to the folder where the resource is located, then:
- Put the mouse pointer over the resource row and select the Version button on the floating toolbar.
- Right-click in the resource row and select Version from the shortcut menu.
- Select the resource row and select Tools > Version on the task bar.
Report Server displays the version table of the resource.
- To view the version information of multiple resources at a time, browse to the folder where the resources are saved, select the check boxes ahead of the required resources (to view the version information of all the resources, select the top check box), then select Tools > Version on the task bar, or right-click in any selected resource row and select Version from the shortcut menu. Report Server displays the version table for multiple resources.
Version Tables
Relevant information about the versions that a resource hosts, such as the version date and version number, is collected in a table called the version table. You can also use URL commands to directly access the version table of a specific resource.
The following shows the columns contained in the version tables of different resource types.
Catalog Version table
Column | Description |
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Version Date | The date and time of when the version is generated. You can sort the versions by version date. |
NLS Editor | Administrators can edit NLS for a specified catalog version by selecting the corresponding link. |
Version Number | The serial ID that identifies a version in the version table. |
Report Version table
Column | Description |
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Version Date | The date and time of when the version is generated. You can sort the versions by version date. |
NLS Editor | Administrators can edit NLS for a specified report version by selecting the corresponding link. |
Version Number | The serial ID that identifies a version in the version table. |
Creator | The ID of the user who creates the version. Available to web reports that are used to created shared reports only. |
Status | Indicates whether the version is finished or unfinished. Available to web reports that are used to create shared reports only. |
Report Result Version table
Column | Description |
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Results | The output file formats. You can select the format links to view the output files (see Viewing Results Scheduled to Version for more information). You can also download the output files to your local directory.
|
Version Date | The date and time of when the version is generated. You can sort the versions by version date. |
Parameter File | The parameter file name. You can select the underlined file name to view the parameters. |
Creator | The ID of the user who created the version. |
Version Number | The serial ID that identifies a version in the version table. |
You can customize the maximum number of versions that can be kept in the Report Result Version table. To do this, select the Maximum Number of Versions option on the right top of the table, type the required number in the text box and select the OK button. This number can also be specified when creating the result version.
Result Version table
Column | Description |
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Results | The output file formats. You can select the format links to view the output files or download the output files to your local directory in the same way as shown in the Report Result Version table. |
Version Date | The date and time of when the version is generated. You can sort the versions by version date. |
Parameter File | The parameter file name. You can select the underlined file name to view the parameters. |
Creator | The ID of the user who created the version. |
Version Number | The serial ID that identifies a version in the version table. |
Dashboard Version table
Column | Description |
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Version Date | The date and time of when the version is generated. You can sort the versions by version date. |
Version Number | The serial ID that identifies a version in the version table. |
Library Component Version table
Column | Description |
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Version Date | The date and time of when the version is generated. You can sort the versions by version date. |
NLS Editor | Administrators can edit NLS for a specific library component version by selecting the corresponding link. |
Version Number | The serial ID that identifies a version in the version table. |
Analysis Version table
Column | Description |
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Version Date | The date and time of when the version is generated. You can sort the versions by version date. |
Version Number | The serial ID that identifies a version in the version table. |
Version table for multiple resources
Column | Description |
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Version Date | The date and time of when the version is generated. You can sort the versions by version date. |
Version Number | The serial ID that identifies a version for a specific resource in its version table. |
Path | The path of the resource in the server resource tree. |
Tips:
- When accessing the version tables from the server console, end users can customize the columns shown in the tables as follows: locate the table, select Preferences on the task bar of the Resources page, select the corresponding items in the Preferences dialog box, then select OK to apply the settings.
- In the result version tables, the unviewed results are highlighted in bold. You can cancel the highlighting by setting the property web.version.mark_unviewed to false in the server.properties file in
<install_root>\bin
.