Improvements in Versions

1 Initial Problem

The versioning of data knows only two actuality-status of the files: New Version and Initial Version.
There is always only one Inntal version but n new versions. 
A file with four versions thus has one initial version and three new versions.
This is confusing and creates regular requests.
See Screenshot (ILIAS 6)

Users must download at least two or all versions each time to see the differences between the files. There is no indication of what has changed.
This is made worse when different people are involved in the process.

2 Conceptual Summary

In the column "Type" is distinguish between new versions, earlier versions, and the initial version.
There is always exactly one new version, n earlier versions and exactly one initial version.

Users should be able to comment on the individual versions.
For this purpose, during the upload of a newer file version, it should be possible to enter a non-obligatory free text entry for changes related to the file version.
Comments are visible for all users with access to the tab "versions".

3 User Interface Modifications

3.1 List of Affected Views

Tab "Version" in File (Access by Read)

3.2 User Interface Details

Adding a new Status "Earlier Version" in Table-Column "Type"
» Result: New Version | Earlier Version | Inital Version 
 
Adding a non-required Text-Input-Field in Upload-Dialoque.
» Input is shown in a new Column in Table "Versions" in Tab "Versions" of a File.

3.3 New User Interface Concepts

None

4 Technical Information

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5 Privacy Information

No personal data is stored or processed to implement this feature. 
Comments are public to all have access to Versions (by Read)

6 Security Implications

We do not see any special security relevant changes.

7 Contact

• Author of the Request: Samoila, Oliver [oliver.samoila]
• Maintainer: Schmid, Fabian [fschmid]
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8 Funding

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• Technische Hochschule OWL

9 Discussion

Kunkel, Matthias [mkunkel], 11 MAY 2020 : If there will be only one "New Version" and several earlier version, then why not label it "Newest Version" / "Neueste Version"?

10 Implementation

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