New versions become responses | Use this when the original document is the most important. The original document is listed first in the view; all successive versions follow. Choose this method if the original document is the focal point of the view, with responses being used for reference.
When new versions become responses, you can prevent replication or save conflicts in the view. If users on different servers modify and save the main document, their versions are treated as two separate response documents when the databases replicate. The two responses are displayed in the view in chronological order. |
Prior versions become responses | Use this method when the new version is the most important. The latest version is listed first in the view; previous versions and the original follow. Use this method if the update is the most important or most frequently read document and you want to store older versions as a backup or for historical reference.
When prior versions become responses, you can't prevent replication or save conflicts. If users on different servers modify and save the main document, the two new versions of the document appear as conflicting main documents when the databases replicate. |
New versions become siblings | Use this method when all versions have equal importance. The original document is listed first in the view; all successive version follow as additional main documents without introducing the risk of replication or save conflicts.
This method is also useful when revisions aren't based on a historical or subordinate model -- for example, in a form where workgroup members create their own replacement versions of an original document or where the original document is used as a template for each new document.
This method is most effective when you don't expect every main document to be revised, since it is hard to find updates in a view where many new documents have been created in the updating process. To distinguish a revised document from the original document, add identifying information, such as "New Proposal" or "Revised" to the field that displays in the view. |