Managing Versions

In This Section:

Data Relationship Management organizes sets of related data into versions. A version is a single, independent set of data that can represent a period of time or a business scenario. Data within each version is categorized into hierarchies, nodes, and properties. All data-related operations require selection of a version.

Separate versions are typically used for the following purposes:

To maintain historical copies of hierarchies, nodes, and properties for previous periods in time.
To create new data or model changes to existing data without affecting other users or processes.
To load data from different sources to be compared, rationalized, and blended.