How do you track course version history?
Sep 27, 2023
All the searches I have done on version history, change record, edit history, etc show that people have been asking for this for years, but it is not on the radar for implementation. Huge miss for Articulate who should know that users working for large companies need to keep a record of the versions of a course for audit purposes. Maybe they'll create this at some point.
Until Articulate creates a function to record & access version histories, I need to figure out a way to do it myself that satisfies our Quality department. So far I have found 2 options:
1) Duplicate published courses & save one copy with a title indicating it is version history 1 or 2 or with the version publication date. However, over time we could end up with a ton of copies of courses cluttering up the All Content view. Not the end of the world, but not ideal.
2) Publish a published course to PDF and save it to a company drive. This would mean any embedded videos are inaccessible unless a link to the video is included in the text.
Is there a way to save a usable version of a course that I am missing? If I publish to the web will that version be updated if edits are made to the course in Rise 360?
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Hi Jen!
Thanks for reaching out!
We're tracking requests for a Version History feature in Rise 360, and we'll keep this thread posted for any updates that can help!
For now, those two workarounds that you have mentioned should work great. The first sounds more feasible as you'll have working copies, which you can easily open and edit. The Team folders feature is in our roadmap, so you can easily organize your content (different versions of your course) once this is released.
As for your final question, there isn't a way to save/export a usable/editable version of a Rise 360 course. When you publish to Web, this creates a web package of your course, which you can upload to your Web server. You must republish your course (and re-upload to the web server) to update the exported Web course/package.
Let us know if you have additional questions or clarifications!
we needs versions for sure!
Agreed, version history would be amazing.
We would also appreciate versions, especially if we move some content from our LMS and Sharepoint sites to Reach.
Hi Ruby, Jenifer, and Kristin,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts regarding a possible version control feature in Rise 360! We've added your voice to the existing feature report. Here's a peek into our process for managing feature requests.
Please, please, please add version control and history. Would be VERY helpful!
No offense but yet another area where Articulate is dropping the ball on a common functionality for almost any other software. This is not a "feature", it's a staple for any semi-professional piece of software.
What is the roadblock to adding this in?