Branch & Version Management Drawer

The Vega (v2.0) Branch & Version Management drawer contains the tools for managing branches or versions. From this drawer, Creators can create, view, merge, publish, or delete branches and application versions.

The Branch & Version Management drawer is only available for versioned applications. Learn more in our Introduction to Application Versioning article.

Access

Branch & Version Drawer

Accessing the Branch & Version Management Drawer

Creators can access the Branch & Version Management drawer from the application or Module Builder page by clicking on the Branch button.

Application level:

Interface of a version-control application showing workspace and branch details.

Module level:

Interface showing components and version details of a footer module in a workspace.

Understanding the Branch & Version Management Drawer

The Branch & Version Management drawer displays the current branch and version, and all existing branches and versions of an application. It also enables Creators to manage branches or versions.

Branch management interface displaying current branch details and options for merging branches.

The following settings and features are available in this drawer:

#	Setting		Description
1	Active Branch		Displays the current branch that the Creator is accessing.
2	Search		Enter a value to filter the Branch or Publish Versions tab list. Accepts partial or incomplete values.
3	Branches tab		Displays all the branches of a versioned application. The first branch is created while enabling application versioning.
4	↳	CURRENT label	The CURRENT branch. You can even view a published version, but not edit it.
5		Open	Opens the selected branch or version on the current page.
6		Merge	Opens the Merge Settings page.
7	Delete this Branch		Opens the branch delete modal for the active branch. Click Yes, Delete to permanently delete the branch. Deleted branches cannot be recovered.
8	Create New Branch		Opens the Create New Branch modal. Create a new branch in our How To: Create a Branch article.
9	Publish		Opens the Publish modal for the active branch.
10	Published Versions Tab		Displays the current and previously published versions of the application.
	↳	CURRENT label	The current version that actively displays in the application or Module Builder. This label replaces the BASE label when viewing the currently published version.
	↳	BASE label	Identifies the published version serving as the base version for the application.

Discover everything about branching in our Introduction to Branching article.