Is it possible to return to an older version of a course after edits have been made? We can see the old version in Review, but what if we decided we didn't like the changes that have been made and wanted to return the Rise course to two versions ago (so that it is editable in Rise)?
Adding a vote for version control as an updated feature. We recently had an issue where another member of our team was made a course collaborator in order to use a course as a template and essentially reworked that course into a new one without duplicating the original course. Version control would allow us to essentially recover the older versions when mistakes like this are made.
I'd like to add my name to the list of people requesting some sort of version control or change log at a minimum.
We're asked from time-to-time to share course content and it's not a problem if it's for the current version. If we're needing it for an internal investigation though and the training was completed a while ago and changes have been made, it creates issues.
The previous suggestion of keeping copies of the exported files is not the solution I was expecting to be offered and not practical - and this request has not made any progress in 3 years.
Any ETA on when this will be on the roadmap? It seems like an expected feature of any program.
I agree! Having an option to save older versions of a course seems basic, universally essential, and a fairly simple functionality to create.
All that I have figured out to do in the meantime is to export a course as a PDF. This at least saves the content and design. It would mean actually recreating the course if one needed to return to an active version of it, but at least the information is saved.
When will this function be available, it is kind of essential as a course developer to be able to recover accidental changes, I don't consider this as optional and is certainly available in many other software packages, and may necessitate a move to another software provider if not coming soon. Can you advise what is happening with this feature please so we factor into our renewal decisions.
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I feel sick!
I have the same issue and thought...no problem this will be easy to sort out.
Not happy this thread has gone on for so long and no action :-( That's my weekend gone!
Hi, I'd definitely like to add a vote for this feature too. I can't believe it hasn't been added yet. It would be invaluable. :)
adding my vote too
Adding a vote for version control as an updated feature. We recently had an issue where another member of our team was made a course collaborator in order to use a course as a template and essentially reworked that course into a new one without duplicating the original course. Version control would allow us to essentially recover the older versions when mistakes like this are made.
Hi there - I'd also like to 'cast my vote' for this feature.
I'd like to add my name to the list of people requesting some sort of version control or change log at a minimum.
We're asked from time-to-time to share course content and it's not a problem if it's for the current version. If we're needing it for an internal investigation though and the training was completed a while ago and changes have been made, it creates issues.
The previous suggestion of keeping copies of the exported files is not the solution I was expecting to be offered and not practical - and this request has not made any progress in 3 years.
Any ETA on when this will be on the roadmap? It seems like an expected feature of any program.
I agree! Having an option to save older versions of a course seems basic, universally essential, and a fairly simple functionality to create.
All that I have figured out to do in the meantime is to export a course as a PDF. This at least saves the content and design. It would mean actually recreating the course if one needed to return to an active version of it, but at least the information is saved.
I want to vote for this as well! Any updates to this feature?
Vote from me as well.
Please make this a priority my author decided they did not like the changes they made and want me to revert back!
This is very unfortunate.
Please add versioning!!! I deleted an entire lesson by mistake and now have to redo!! :(
It should be possible to recover your deleted course.
Look in the Deleted Courses folder.
Then I guess that if I deleted all the 25 lessons of a course (because I was sure I had made a duplicate) there is no way I can get them back ???
I want to cry....
Hi Rosario,
If you deleted individual Lessons from the Course, unfortunately they are gone permanently.
Do you have an old SCORM file? If you do, you could copy and paste the content from there into a new Rise course.
Hi Karl,
Thanks for replying ! I have a Review version so I was able to copy and paste everything back.
But honestly, I had soooo much hoped that would be an easier (and shorter) way !
I'd also like to vote for some type of versioning. I think it's an imperative feature.
When will this function be available, it is kind of essential as a course developer to be able to recover accidental changes, I don't consider this as optional and is certainly available in many other software packages, and may necessitate a move to another software provider if not coming soon. Can you advise what is happening with this feature please so we factor into our renewal decisions.
thanks
Hi Colette;
Here is a list of things currently being added to Rise: (or planned)
https://articulate.com/support/article/Articulate-360-Feature-Roadmap#rise-360
Thanks for the list Karl. Can you let us know why Rise versioning/history isn't on it?
Many thanks
Hi Remi,
I don't work for Articulate, I'm just a Rise user like yourself.
Best ask an Articulate staff member.
Oh my goodness. If they are just now working on accessibility, then we may never get versioning. Thanks for sharing the list, Karl!
Updates?
Any update on this? It's been 3 years.
Adding my vote to this - it's quite shocking that there's still no versioning capability.
I also vote to add versioning.