View File Versions

[djbrooke]

The user may view the previous versions of a file, if they exist

• via UI
  • Includes the versions tab on the Dataset page and the written description of differences between versions.
• via API

[djbrooke]

@mheppler - can you link up the mockups here so that we can review and move to ready? Thanks!

[mheppler]

Mockups: Files (All Things) - Admin - Dataverse 4.2 and BEYOND...

[mheppler]

Related to/duplicate of: Files: Ability to Replace a File Instead of Deleting #2290

[djbrooke]

@mheppler - sending this your way, as you were going to update some wireframes - thanks!

[mheppler]

Discussion on some outstanding issues was made in this File Pg - UI Review Google doc.

Updated mockup.

[mheppler]

Outline of features associated with this issue.

Notes from QA on #2465 to follow up on in development of this File Versions issue.

File Pg

• Breadcrumbs
  • When viewing a draft or older version of a file, and you click the dataset name link in the breadcrumbs nav, should you go the dataset associated with that draft/version File Landing Page: Maintain version when moving from landing page back to dataset page when clicking on breadrcumb. #3514
• "View Dataset Versions" button redesign to work for both files + datasets Dataset - View Dataset Versions button does not appear on page load #2782
• Versions tab + table
  • Consistent with dataset versions table (onclick/delayed loading?)
  • Links to other versions, column header reads "Dataset Version" for clarification
  • Details associated with file displayed, otherwise "No changes..." msg displayed
  • View Differences button
• Version Differences Details popup
  • ?Does the file information get displayed differently for files than it does for dataset diff popup?
  • ?Rows for each metadata field like dataset's "Citation Metadata" and other blocks?

Dataset Pg

• Versions tab + table
  • Clean up version details for file replace (new backend solution needed? two files tables?) Files: Ability to Replace a File Instead of Deleting #2290
• Version Differences Details popup
  • Clean up version details for file replace (new backend solution needed? two files tables?) Files: Ability to Replace a File Instead of Deleting #2290

Dataverse Pg

• Result cards file name link should point to file pg, not dataset pg

My Data

• Result cards file name link should point to file pg, not dataset pg File cards in search should link to new File page #3555

API

• Add wrapper to access this information

User Guide

• ...of course this feature needs some docs!

[mheppler]

Briefly discussed in today's status meeting past performance issues with displaying dataset version numbers and links (#2782) in the UI and it was determined that we can and should be able to add these back as part of this development on the file versions feature.

I have added this as part of the outline in my comment above, under the Browsing section. Both @raprasad and @scolapasta would be excellent resources on how best to approach this.

[sekmiller]

The version numbers on the file page version tab refer to the dataset version. Or do we need two columns of version numbers one referring to the dataset version and the second referring to the file version.

I can envision a situation where version 1 of the file would correspond with version 2 of the dataset.

[mheppler]

@sekmiller -- there is only one version number we track/display, and that is the dataset version. There is no "file version" number.

[mheppler]

• Versions tab:
  • Column names on versions table need to be clear - change “Version” to “Dataset Version”. “Description” to… TBD.
  • Automatically generated messages must be specific to the file, not dataset specific.
• File version differences - tune the current display of information format to work for files

Make sure to deliver items as recommended by the UX Team based upon user feedback in usability testing of 4.6.

[djbrooke]

We discussed this in the planning meeting on 1/4 and there are some questions. The team agreed that a good first step would be to have a design workshop to discuss the different views over some paper prototypes instead of just talking it out.

I'll work with @TaniaSchlatter to schedule this.

[scolapasta]

Closing; broken out into two smaller issues.