Reverting to a previous version of a library item

You can revert to a previous version of a library item in the Designer view.

Before you begin

To perform this task, you must be in the IBM® Process Designer desktop editor.

About this task

In the library in the Process Designer desktop editor, you can revert to a previous version of a library item. For example, if you realize that a service you created in a previous snapshot is closer to the implementation that you need than the current version, you can revert to the previous version of the service.

Note: Before reverting a library item, open the item and check the Where Used tab at the bottom of the Designer view. If the item is being used in multiple processes or services, check with the other developers on your team before making changes. If a single item is being implemented across a process application, it is best to create a toolkit, add the item to the toolkit, and then create a dependency on the toolkit.

Procedure

To revert to a previous version of a library item, follow these steps:

Open the Process Designer desktop editor.
Go to Revision History in the Designer view.
Open the snapshot where the previous version of the library item that you want resides by clicking the indicator next to the snapshot.
Process Designer displays a message in the toolbar to indicate that it is showing all items in the process application as they existed when the snapshot was created.
Find the item that you want, right-click it, and select Revert.
The current version of the same library item in your process application is replaced with this snapshot version.

Results

As soon as the revert operation is complete, Process Designer returns to the current working version of your process application. All library items are current. The item you selected in this task has been replaced by its previous version.