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The versions listed in the References window for a model version correspond to the subset of entries in the Auxiliary Data window whose Location column point to the database. These entries can either be data files used as input or output, or geometry parts used as input.
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The Title column — the title set for the item in that version.
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The Reference Type column — the type of reference between a model version and a file version describing in what way they are related.
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The Saved column — the time in which the version was saved.
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The Saved By column — the name of the user that saved the version.
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The Repository column — the repository that the version belongs to.
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The Branch column — the target branch in which the version was saved.
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The Comments column — the optional comment provided when the version was saved.
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The database protects the referential integrity between item versions: a file version that is referenced by a model version, for example, cannot be permanently deleted, as long as both versions are saved in the same database.
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Click the Refresh button (
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Click the Link with Selection button (
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Click the Version Details button (
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Click the Run button (
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Click the Preview File button (
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Click the Compare button (
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Click the Show Drafts button (
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Click the Show Referenced Versions button (
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Click the Show Referencing Versions button (
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Select from the Reference Types menu (
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Select Disk Space Usage (
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Select Export to New Local Database (
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Select Copy Location (
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Select Clear Computed Data (
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Select Permanently Delete (
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Select Restore Version (
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Select Settings (
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If you export output from the model opened in the COMSOL Desktop directly to a database, the resulting saved file version will not be referenced in the database until you also save a new version of the model in that database. See also Loading and Saving Auxiliary Data Files Stored in Databases.
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If you update a file from the Model Manager workspace — for example via the Settings window — the saved file version will not be referenced by any model version, even if the previous file version was referenced. To see the references for the older file version, open The Versions Window for the file item, select the older version, and click the References button (
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If you open the References window for a file version, you are likely to discover that it is referenced by a whole sequence of model versions. For a file version with reference type Output file, the oldest model version in that sequence is likely the best candidate for reproducing the output.
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) to append older versions to the table.
) to open a selected model version in the COMSOL Desktop.
) to show version references for the selected version.
) to export the version to the file system — see 
) to create a new branch from the commit that the version was saved in.
) to record a snapshot of the commit that the version was saved in.