Versioning creates a “snapshot” of a page at a specific point in time. With versioning, you can perform the following actions:
You can create a version of your resource from:
Navigate to show the page for which you want to create a version.
Select the page in selection mode.
Open the Timeline column.
Click/tap on the arrowhead by the comment field to reveal the options:
Select Save as Version.
Enter a Label and Comment if required.
Confirm the new version with Create.
The information in the timeline will be updated to indicate the new version.
Navigate to show the page for which you want to create a version.
Select the page in selection mode.
Select the Create option from the toolbar.
The dialog will open. You can enter a Label and a Comment if required:
Confirm the new version with Create.
The timeline will be opened with the information updated to indicate the new version.
Once a version has been created you can revert to that version if needed.
When restoring a page, the version created will be part of a new branch.
To illustrate:
To revert to a previous version:
Navigate to show the page you want to revert to a previous version.
Select the page in selection mode.
Open the Timeline column and select either Show All or Versions. The page versions for the selected page will be listed.
Select the version you want to revert to. The possible options will be shown:
Select Revert to this Version. The selected version will be restored and the information in timeline will be updated.
You can preview a specific version:
Navigate to show the page you want to compare.
Select the page in selection mode.
Open the Timeline column and select either Show All or Versions.
The page versions will be listed. Select the version you want to preview:
Select Preview. The page will be shown in a new tab.
If a page has been moved, you can no longer perform a preview on any versions made before the move.
If you experience problems with a preview, check the Timeline for the page to see whether the page has been moved.
To compare a previous version with the current page:
Navigate to show the page you want to compare.
Select the page in selection mode.
Open the Timeline column and select either Show All or Versions.
The page versions will be listed. Select the version you want to compare:
Select Compare to Current. The page diff will open and display the differences.
Timewarp is a feature designed to simulate the published state of a page at specific times in the past.
The purpose is to allow you to track the published website at the selected point in time. This uses the page versionss to determine the state of the publish environment.
To do this:
Timewarp is a mode of the page editor. To start it, simply switch it as you would any other mode.
Start the editor for the page where you wish to start Timewarp and then select Timewarp in the mode selection.
In the dialogue set a target date and time and click or tap Set Date. If you do not select a time, the current time will default.
The page is displayed based on the date set. Timewarp mode is indicated via the blue status bar at the top of the window. Use the links in the status bar to select a new target date or exit Timewarp mode.
Timewarp makes a best effort to reproduce a page at a selected point in time. However because of the complexities of the continuous authoring of content in AEM, this is not always possible. These limitations should be kept in mind as you use Timewarp.
Timewarp is designed as a tool to assit authors with understanding and creating their content. It is not intended as an audit log or for legal purposes.