Basic version management tasks you can perform with Dimensions CM are:
Create an item
Check out item revisions
Check in item revisions
Get copies of items
Action item revisions to a next lifecycle state.
In addition to these, Dimensions CM provides a number of other features for processing items.
Some functions that can be performed with items that belong to projects cannot be performed with items that belong to streams. Basically, any commands that allow folders or items to be changed directly, either in terms of content or refactoring, cannot be used with streams. For further details about streams and the differences between streams and projects, see Working with Streams.
Functions available for items are:
In the web client, you can do the following version management tasks:
Preview an item: Preview and print the contents of an item revision.
Copy an item: Get a copy of an item revision.
View history: View the action and revision history of an item.
Show users, roles, and privileges: View the role assignments for an item and the users who have the item on their Inboxes. Also view the privileges that are assigned for this item.
Create an item: Create a new item by adding a file to Dimensions CM.
Check out and check in an item: Check out an item into your work area to edit it, and check it in when you are finished.
Revise an item: Update an item using a file in your work area without checking it out first.
Edit attributes: Change the attributes of an item.
Action an item: Move an item revision from one state in the lifecycle to the next state.
Delete an item: Delete item revisions from the project or from Dimensions CM.
Deliver items: Upload files from your work area into Dimensions CM to create new items or to update existing items.
Suspend an item: Suspend an item revision to prevent further work on it.
Change item type: Change the type of an item.
Move an item: Move an item revision to a different design part.