Work with versions¶
In Ibexa DXP, content items can have one published version, and several draft and archived versions. You can perform various tasks on content item versions, either to advance them through the workflow or compare edits from different users.
Edit drafts¶
There are several ways in which you can start editing an existing draft:
- by picking a draft for editing from the content item's details screen, Versions tab, the Open drafts list. You may need to disable the Focus mode first.
- by editing a content item that already has open drafts. You then see a Draft conflict screen, where you can pick a draft for editing, or create a new one. The new draft is based on the published version of the content item and does not contain changes from other drafts.
- when you are assigned to a draft version of the content item for review, by picking a draft for editing from the Dashboard, Review queue
When you review a content item, you see the Event(s) timeline that lists all the transitions that this content has gone through.
If draft locking is supported, you also see a message that confirms that the draft is now locked to you.
Release locked drafts¶
If you are assigned to a draft version of a content item and have locked it for review, you can release the lock by closing the modal window, publishing the draft, or sending it to another reviewer. You can also do it in the Dashboard, the Review queue table, by clicking the Unlock icon.
If you are not assigned to the draft, depending on the permissions set for your Role, in the Review queue table, you can either release the lock by clicking the Unlock icon, or request that the lock is released by the reviewer by clicking the Request access icon.
Compare versions¶
You can compare two versions of the same content item, for example, to resolve a conflict between drafts coming from different sources.
To do it, disable the Focus mode.
Then, in the content item details screen, go to the Versions tab and click the
Version Compare icon: 
.
From the drop-down menus at the top of the screen, select the two versions that you want to compare.
There are two options of the view:
- Split - default, side by side view
- Unified - single column view
When you compare two versions, the system highlights the changes:
- yellow - content updated
- blue - content added
- red - content deleted
You can also compare media Field Types such as images.
Note
Not all Field Types are available for comparison. You cannot preview the difference in the following Field Types:
- Form
- Landing Page
- User account