Manage versions of a solution

• Use the elements that are used in the base solution.
  
• Copy the business process hierarchy of the base solution.
  
• Copy implementation data.
  
• Copy field values.
  

• All settings of the base solution are copied to the new solution.
  
• For each solution, which is found in the reused elements, a reference is added to the new solution.
  

In a solution, you can use elements from reference solutions. To consolidate the current solution, you can merge these elements into the current solution. So, you make these elements unique for the current solution.

You can consolidate one reference solution at a time. If several reference solutions are available, carefully select which one to consolidate first.

Duplicate elements

If you consolidate a solution, duplicate elements can be found. So, elements from the reference solution can already exist in the current solution. You can define what action is taken if a duplicate is found:

• Keep both elements; the copied elements get a suffix
• Use destination element

For each duplicate that is found, a task is created and assigned to the user who does the consolidation. Such a task describes the found duplicate and the action that is taken. You can use the task to check whether the right action is taken and to make changes, if required.

Reference solutions

As a result of the consolidation, the selected reference solution is removed from the reference solutions of the current solution. Note: In a reference solution, you can also use elements from another solution (which is a reference solution of your reference solution). You can have used such elements in your current solution. In this case, the reference solution of your reference solution is added as a reference solution to the current solution.

Example:

Solution 'Base' has a reference solution 'A'.

Solution 'A' has a reference solution '1'.

In solution 'Base', you have used a flow from solution 'A'. This flow in solution 'A' has an activity from solution '1'.

If you consolidate solution 'A' into solution 'Base':

• Solution 'A' is removed as reference solution from solution 'Base'.
• Solution '1' is added as reference solution to solution 'Base'.

You can release a solution to create a snapshot of it. If you release a solution, a consolidated and no editable copy is created of the solution.

As a result:

• The new solution doesn't have any reference solutions.
• All RapidValue elements, which are used in the base solution, are copied to the new solution.
• If a duplicate element is found, the element that already exists in the new solution is used. So, no copy is created.
• The new solution is blocked for any change. All elements have the status Released.
• Optionally, all elements are assigned to the same owner.