Browsing Databases
For models and data files stored on the file system, there is typically only one way to browse them — what you see is what you get. Taking the same approach in a Model Manager database could, however, quickly become confusing and hard to navigate — models with hundreds of versions may take up an entire search result, making models with only a few versions harder to find. As the title of a model rarely changes, you would also have to meticulously compare dates when opening a model version to know you are working off the most recent.
In this section, you will learn how various windows in the Model Manager workspace can be used to browse and search in useful subsets of model and file versions in your databases — including browsing and searching the latest versions of items, listing the version history of a particular item, listing the history of all changes made to items, as well as navigating the relationships between different versions.
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The Model Manager Window
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The Databases Window
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The Settings Window
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The Commits Window
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Activating a Database
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The Versions Window
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The References Window
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Opening Models
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Running Applications
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Previewing Files
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Comparing Models
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Copying Model and File Locations