Version History screen

Shows all the versions of the specified app.

Background and Setup

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Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Click App Builder.

    Click App Builder
  2. On the App Builder Home screen, click All Apps.

    Click All Apps
  3. On the All Apps screen, on an app, click Edit Edit icon.

    Click Edit
  4. On the App Details screen, click Version Version icon.

    Click Version

Version History screen

Specifies the action, such as rollback, export, and set milestone, for a version of an app .

Figure: Version History screen

Version History screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Milestones Only

Description:
Specifies whether to show the versions of apps for which a milestone is set.
Allowed Values:
  • Deselected - Shows all versions of the app.
  • Selected - Shows only the versions of the app for which a milestone is set.
Default Value:
Deselected

Expand Expand icon

Function:
Shows the details of the selected app version.

Rollback Rollback icon

Function:
Returns the app to the selected version.

When you roll back an application to its previous version, it deletes all versions of an application that are newer than the version you roll back.

For more information, refer to What Data Is Deleted When I Delete an App or Application Resource?.

Milestone Milestone icon

Opens this Screen:
Set Milestone screen
Function of this Screen:
Configures the label for the milestone for an app version.

Export Export icon

Function:
Lets you download the specified version of an app. You can export either the current version of an app or a previously published version

The app saves as .Zip format to your local machine in the folder specified in your browser settings. The exported file has manifest.xml, dependencies.xml, and related JSON files which give necessary information about the app. You can use this file to import the app from one environment to another.

Make This Version The Current Version Make This Version The Current Version icon

Function:
Makes the selected version of the app to the current version.

Published App Dependencies Published App Dependencies icon

Opens this Screen:
Version History screen (App Dependencies)
Function of this Screen:
Shows the list of shared resources that are used in the selected version of the app .
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Version History screen (Set Milestone)

Configures the label for the milestone for an app version.

Figure: Version History screen

Version History screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Milestone Label

Description:
Specifies the name of the milestone.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None

Description

Description:
Specifies a text description for your milestone.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Version History screen (App Dependencies)

Shows the list of shared resources that are used in the selected version of the app .

Figure: Version History screen

Version History screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Shared Resources

Description:
Shows the list of shared resources that are used in an app. You can save or print the list and use it as a checklist when you import or migrate an app
Allowed Values:
Read only.
Default Value:
None

Print

Description:
Prints the list of shared resources for your app.