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Source Code Control

asked on February 22, 2017

Since FORMS nor WORKFLOW don't have built in source code control (as far as I know), is anyone using any product/means to attempt to apply versioning for changes to FORMS and WORFLOW projects?  This can sort of be achieved in WORKFLOW by "Saving As.." but it would be nice to use a real method of versioning...

 

Thanks

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replied on February 22, 2017 Show version history

Workflow does keep version history of published workflows. You can access them from the Workflow Administration Console > Workflows > Workflow Definitions. You'll see a column with current version numbers for each workflow. When you select it, you can view the version history on the right side, and download specific versions.

Forms unfortunately doesn't have this feature. However, I think the upcoming BPM Server will take care of that, since both forms and workflows will be managed from the same module (I think).

EDIT: We currently use git to manage our Forms Business Process versions. We basically export each BP to the same location, overwrite the existing XML, then commit it to the git repository. We have had to roll back to a previous version of the BP a few times and it has been pretty useful. Git is a specialized tool though, so it has a learning curve.

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replied on February 22, 2017

Thanks! Didn't realize that Workflow kept a history of versions!

Hoping for the same for Forms soon, since changes to the design of the form itself are saved immediately with no means to revert back beyond the very last change..

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replied on May 17, 2023

Yes, Workflow maintains version history, but it creates a new version for each publish event, even if no changes were made from the previous version.  It also does not provide any means to specify a comment describing each version or easily seeing the diffs between versions.  Better than nothing, but not a lot.

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