To view a list of the versions of an object, browse to the directory that contains the object and click on the version icon ( ) for the object. If the directory listing includes deleted objects, you can list the versions of the deleted objects.
All version listing pages have a parent directory icon ( ) in the upper left next to the object path. Click on this icon to display the directory that contains the object whose versions are listed.
Version history list
The version history list shows all versions of an object that remain in the namespace.
The Namespace Browser displays up to 100 entries at a time. If an object has more than 100 versions, you can use the Previous and Next buttons to page through all the versions.
If the list displays deleted versions, they appear in gray text. In a row for a deleted version, the Version and Ingested columns show information for the deleted version (that is, the deletion record). All other columns show information about the version that was deleted.
Click on any column heading to sort the list by the column values. Clicking on a heading alternately sorts in ascending and descending order.
The table below describes the information displayed for each item in the version list.
Icon/property | Description |
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Type icon |
An icon indicating the version type:
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Version |
The version ID. Click on this entry to view or retrieve this version. If the entry represents a deleted version, the ID is inactive. |
Owner |
The user that owns the object, if any. |
Domain |
If the object is owned by an Active Directory user, the AD domain in which the user account for the object owner is defined. |
Size |
The object size, in bytes. |
Retention |
The retention setting as a date and time or as a special value such as Deletion Allowed. |
Retention Class |
The retention class name, if any. |
Ingested |
One of: •For object versions, the date and time the version was added to the namespace. •For deleted versions, the date and time the object was deleted. |
Metadata |
A representation of the state of the metadata for the version:
|
DPL |
The data protection level. |
Hash (algorithm name) |
Hash information. Move the mouse over the View Hash link to display the hash value for the object. You can then highlight the value and copy the hash value to the clipboard. |
Listing versions of deleted objects and directories with the same name
A directory listing in the Namespace Browser can include only one item with a specific name, but a version listing for a deleted object can include entries for both the object and a deleted directory with the same name. The following example shows how this can happen:
1.Create a directory named test1.
2.In the test1 directory, create and delete a subdirectory named test2.
3.In the test1 directory, save and delete an object with the name test2.
4.List the contents of the test1 directory and select Show deleted objects.
The test1 directory listing includes the deleted test2 object but not the deleted test2 directory.
5.List the versions of the test2 object and select Show deleted objects.
The version list includes the deleted test2 directory.
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Note: If you create and delete the test2 object before you create the test2 directory (whether you delete the test2 directory or not), you cannot list versions of test2 in the Namespace Browser, and you cannot see the deleted object versions. You can however, use direct HTTP requests (for example, with curl) to get this information. |
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