Technical Document Version Control

Technical Document Version Control

Technical Document Version Control is the management of multiple revisions of the same piece of information. It’s often used in engineering and software development to manage ongoing development of digital documents like application source code, art resources such as drawings, electronic models, and other projects that may be worked on by a team of people. Technical Document Version Control identifies changes to these documents by increasing an associated number or letter code which is associated historically with the person making the change.

Software tools for technical document version control are increasingly recognized as being necessary for the organization of multi-developer projects, as the key advantage of Technical Document Version Control is that it allows you to get back to a previous working document if mistakes are made.

Technical Document Version Control does the following:

  • Backs up and restores files so you can jump to any moment in time.

  • Synchronization, to allow people to share files and stay up-to-date with the latest version.

  • Short-term undo & Long-term undo which lets you undo recent or historic changes in order to iron out problems, or revert to the last known 'good' file.

  • Track Changes, so as files are updated, you can note the reason for changes & this helps to see how the file is evolving over time, and why.

  • Track Ownership, so you can identify who made every change

TDOC has emerged to service the document version control needs of business and other users, and the technical document version control technology employed in these circles is subtle, powerful, and innovative. The most sophisticated techniques are beginning to be used for the electronic tracking of changes to CAD files and associated documents.