Protocol versions allow you to track changes to a protocol entry and enable different members to modify a protocol without overriding someone else's work. By restoring a protocol to a previous version, you can reset it to the current/latest version without having to create a duplicate!
Navigate to your Protocols library
Select the protocol of your choice
Click on 'Version # – Latest' to view all protocol versions in the change log
Click on the version you would like to restore
Click on 'Restore' next to 'Version # – Legacy'
The restored version of your protocol will now appear as the latest
Labstep team tip: To prevent further changes to a protocol entry, you can create a new version to allow others to add content without editing what you have already done. Your version will be locked, and the new protocol version won't override it.
If you need to update a protocol but want to prevent people from using this version until it's ready, you can keep it in "Draft" mode until it's ready to use and change to live mode. Please note that only someone with the appropriate permissions can set a protocol live.
Navigate to the protocol of your choice
Click "Draft a new version"
Make the necessary edits
Once you've created your draft, you can set it live so all other workspace members with the appropriate permissions can use it or abandon it.
From the Protocol Library, you can filter through protocols to see any pending drafts and live protocols
When you use a protocol in an experiment, it'll automatically lock this version to prevent anyone from editing it and disrupting the audit trail. If you make edits to the version of the protocol you're using, you have the option of saving it as a brand new protocol or as a new version of the same protocol to reuse later on.
Make all the necessary edits
Click "Save As"
Select "New Version"
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