Manage asset versions

New versions for particular assets can be created in a multitude of indirect ways, for example when you edit the content of text assets, or when a person adds a new version from CELUM Work.

You need to have the local permission to manage asset versions on the currently selected node in order to add or remove asset versions and view the whole version history. Without this local permission, you can only see the current version and cannot manage versions.

Create a new version

At the top of the "Versions" detail view tab, click the "Add new version" button. An asset chooser dialog opens.
Pick an asset which you want to upload as a new version and confirm the dialog.
The new asset version is displayed at the top of the version history in the detail view tab and marked as "current version". The version number for the asset increases. The asset preview is refreshed to show the preview of the newest version.

Delete a version

Each entry in the "Versions" detail view tab has the "Delete version" button underneath its information. Click the button to delete the version.

Download an earlier version

Each entry in the "Versions" detail view tab has the "Download" button underneath its information. Click the button to download the asset in the version you want. This can be useful to highlight changes between two particular versions of an asset.

Change the current version

Each entry except for the newest (current) version in the "Versions" detail view tab has the "Make current" button underneath its information. This function allows you to reactivate an earlier version without having to delete the newest version. The reactivated version is then marked as "current version".

Compare the newest and an older version

Each entry except for the newest (current) version in the "Versions" detail view tab has the "Compare with current" button underneath its information. Click the button to open the compare view with the current version on the left side and the older version on the right side.

You can only compare an older version to the current version directly in CELUM Content. If you want to compare two older versions, download them both and compare them in your file system or reactivate another older version in order to compare it.