When you're ready to save your uncommitted changes as a formal version:
Click Create version in the top navigation bar of the Difference Analysis page
Choose a version number — major, minor, or patch — depending on the significance of the changes
Write a short description of what changed and why
Create version button in the navigation bar
Create version dialog with version number and description
The new version appears on the File Versions page with your description and a timestamp. Rockhopper now treats this as the latest committed version, and any future edits will show as new uncommitted changes.
Newly created version on the File Versions page
Viewing a past version
Click any version on the File Versions page to see a detailed comparison. Rockhopper highlights every difference between the selected version and the one before it — so you can see exactly what changed in that update.
Version comparison view showing differences
Discarding changes
Sometimes uncommitted changes shouldn't become a version — maybe they were exploratory, or an error was made. You can discard them:
On the Difference Analysis page, click Discard
Write a short note explaining why you're discarding
Confirm
Discard button on the Difference Analysis page
Discard confirmation dialog
The live file reverts to the latest committed version. Discarded changes are preserved in the version history for audit purposes — nothing is permanently lost.
Discarded changes shown in version history
If other users are working on the file
You can't discard changes while others have the file open. Click Request to pause edits to notify everyone.
Pause edits request dialog for discarding
They'll get an email and an in-app alert asking them to close the file. Once everyone has closed it, you can proceed.
File paused — ready to discard
You can pause and unpause edits at any time from the File Versions page.
Pause/unpause controls on the File Versions page
Pause edits alert in the Rockhopper add-in
Reverting to a previous version
Need to go back to an older version of the file?
Open the version you want to restore from the File Versions page
Click the options menu (...) in the top navigation bar
Select Revert to this version
Choose a version number and explain why you're reverting
Revert option in the version menu
Revert to version dialog
This creates a new version using the content of the selected one — the version history stays intact and the revert is fully traceable.
Reverted version in the version history
Like discarding, reverting requires pausing edits if other users are working on the file.
Pause edits request for reverting
Creating a copy from a version
You can duplicate a file from any committed version:
Click the options menu (...) on any version
Select Create new file from version
Edit the file name if needed (Rockhopper appends "(Copy)" by default)
Create new file from version menu option
Create new file dialog with name field
The new file appears in My Files as an independent file with its own version history. A copy is also created in your OneDrive or SharePoint.
