Managing Document Versions

Chapter 7 Scripting PowerDesigner

Managing Document Versions

To freeze and unfreeze a document version:

Use the following	Description
Freeze(ByVal Comment As String = "") As Boolean	Method on RepositoryDocumentBase that allows you to create an archived version of a document
Unfreeze() As Boolean	Method on RepositoryDocumentBase that allows you to modify the current version in the repository to reflect changes performed on your local machine

To lock and unlock a document version:

Use the following	Description
Lock(ByVal Comment As String = "") As Boolean	Method on RepositoryDocumentBase that allows you to prevent other users from updating the consolidated version
Unlock() As Boolean	Method on RepositoryDocumentBase that allows other users to update the consolidated version

To delete a document version:

Use the following	Description
DeleteVersion() As Boolean	Method on RepositoryDocumentBase that allows you to delete a document version

You can manage the document versions using scripting as follows:

Freeze and unfreeze a document version

You can freeze and unfreeze a document version using the following methods: Freeze(ByVal Comment As String = "") As Boolean and Unfreeze() As Boolean.

Example

MyDocument.Freeze "Update required"

Example

MyDocument.Unfreeze

Lock and unlock a document version

You can lock and unlock a document version using the following methods: Lock(ByVal Comment As String = "") As Boolean and Unlock() As Boolean.

Example

MyDocument.Lock "Protection required"

Example

MyDocument.Unlock

Delete a document version

You can delete a document version using the following method: DeleteVersion() As Boolean.

Example

MyDocument.Delete