Glossary term
What is Version Control?
Definition
A system feature that tracks every change made to product information or digital assets over time. It allows teams to review edit history, restore previous versions, and maintain full audit trails for compliance. Version control strengthens data governance and minimizes risk from accidental or incorrect changes.
Versioning supports comparison and traceability; restoring a version may still require approval. For example, an autonomous product data operation could take a revised fixture specification proposed for publication, compare it with the previous approved record, and retain the reviewed revision and its change history.
Version Control in an autonomous operation
- Step 1:
Input
A revised fixture specification proposed for publication
- Step 2:
Version Control
Compare it with the previous approved record
- Step 3:
Outcome
Retain the reviewed revision and its change history
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