LCM Managing Infoobject Versions

Version Management feature in the lifecycle management console

The lifecycle management console tool enables you to manage versions of BI resources that exist in
the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform repository.
It supports both Subversion and ClearCase version management systems.
Let see  how to use the Version Management feature in the lifecycle management console tool.

In order  to  create and/or manage different versions of an infoobject, follow the below directions:

Log into the lifecycle management console - LCM
In home page, select Version Management from the drop-down list.

Enter the login credentials, and click Login, then the Version Management window appears.

If you want to change the host system click on the 'Servers' icon and Login with different credentials.

From the left panel of the "Version Management" window, select the folder to view the infoobjects
whose versions you want to manage.
Select the infoobjects and click Add to VM.

(Please Note: Clicking "Add to Version Management" results in the creation of a base version of the object in the VMS repository. A base version is required for subsequent check-in.).
Click Checkin to update the document that exists in the VMS repository, then  "Check-in Comments" dialog box appears.

Enter your comments, and click OK.
The change in the version number of the selected infoobject is displayed in the VMS and Content
Management System columns.

To obtain the latest version of the document from the VMS, select the required infoobject, and click
Get latest Version.

To create a copy of the latest version, click Create Copy.

Select History to view all the versions available for the selected resource.

The "History" window appears. The following options are displayed:
• Get Version - If there are multiple versions, and if you require a particular version of the BI
resource, then you can select the required resource and click Get Version.
• Get Copy of Version - This option enables you to obtain a copy of the selected version.
• Export Copy of Version - This option enables you to obtain a copy of the selected version and save it to your local system.


Select an infoobject and click Lock to lock the infoobject and click Unlock to unlock the infoobject.
Please Note that if you lock an infoobject, you cannot perform any action on that infoobject.


CMS and VMS Synchronisation - When the CMS version of the infoobject is updated, an indicator
appears beside the updated infoobject. When you place the cursor on the indicator, you get a tool
tip describing that the infoobject in the CMS is updated.



To view the list of all checked in resources that exist in the VMS, but not in the CMS, click View
Deleted resources.
Click any deleted resource to view the history of that resource. You can select a deleted resource,
and click Get Version to view that particular version of the resource.
You can click Get Copy of Version to get a copy of the selected resource.


Please Note:
If you use either Get Version or Get Copy of Version option, the resource is moved to CMS from
the VMS missing file list.



Note:
You can log into the version management system (VMS) only if it is already configured.


For more information see also:

Lifecycle management console