Version control

Create and manage multiple versions of your bowtie diagram with version control.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create drafts, publish a diagram and manage version history.

Publish a diagram

When you create a diagram, it starts as a draft.

Step 1: In the Diagram Editor toolbar, click PUBLISH.

Step 2: Enter a Version Name, add notes if you wish, then click PUBLISH.

Once published, the version enters View Only mode and cannot be edited. The version number appears in the top-right corner.

Edit a published diagram

Step 1: To change a published diagram, click CREATE DRAFT. You enter Draft mode and can edit the diagram.

Step 2: To publish your changes as a new version, click PUBLISH and enter a new name.

Delete a version

Step 1: In the toolbar, click the Draft or Version button.

Step 2: In the Version History window, find the version, click its ellipsis menu and select DELETE VERSION. If you delete the version you’re viewing, you switch automatically to the next available version.

Create a draft from a version

Step 1: Click the Draft or Version button.

Step 2: In the Version History window, open a version’s ellipsis menu and click CREATE DRAFT FROM V#.

Step 3: A new draft appears in the Version History window. Click it to start editing.