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Use the Basic View

You can select snapshots in either Basic or Advanced view; the same kinds of versioning data can be displayed in either mode. The Basic view lets you easily view the state of a CI.

To use the Basic view to view the state of a CI

1. Open the CI in the user interface and click the Versioning tab.

   Existing snapshots are listed on the left side of the page.

2. Select a snapshot type from the Snapshot type drop-down list:

   Note: If you select a Standard CI for the focal CI, it displays at the top of the snapshot or milestone list and is indicated by a “Standard CI” indicator at the right of the CI name. If you click a Standard CI, the attributes for the Standard CI appear and not the focal CI.

   Snapshot

   Lists all CI snapshots identified based on date/time and the Standard CI. This is the default option.

   Milestone

   Lists all user-defined Milestones and the Standard CI.

   The state of the CI displays in the right pane.

   The informational text area at the bottom displays information about the current item the mouse pointer is hovering over. Hovering over a snapshot, milestone, or standard CI shows information about the date and time it was created and the type of snapshot.

Note: You can select two or more snapshots, milestones, or Standard CIs to compare them.