Analytic Template Versions

When you access an analytic template, a version number appears under the template name. A new template is version 1.0.0. Subsequent version numbers are determined by the degree of changes made to the template. A change to the first number in the version number indicates a major change to the template, that is, a structural modification to the template, such as the addition or removal of a tag. If a template with a major change is made current, you should review all models associated with that template. A change to a number other than the first one in the version number indicates a minor change to the template. A minor change, such as a modification to a rule expression, involves no structural changes to the template.

Define an Analytic Template Version as Current

The current version of an analytic template is the version used when deploying the analytic. If you have an analytic template with more than one version, you can define which version is the current version.

Before You Begin

Ensure you have more than one version of the analytic template for which you want to define a current version. If you have only one version of a template, it is automatically the current version, and the Version: <version number> menu does not appear in the workspace displaying a summary of the selected analytic template.

About This Task

Note: By default, when a new version of an analytic template of the SmartSignal type is imported or published, it is defined as the current version. However, you can complete the following steps to manually define any version as the current version.

Procedure

  1. In the Applications menu, navigate to RELIABILITY > Analytics > Analytics Templates.
  2. Select the template for which you want to define a current version.
  3. Select the Version: <version number> menu.
  4. Next to the version that you want to define as the current version, select Make Current.
    The current version of the selected analytic template is updated.

Compare Versions of an Analytic Template

If you want to see what changes were made to an analytic template, you can compare the current template version to a previous version.

Procedure

  1. Access an analytic template of the SmartSignal type.
    Note: To compare template versions, you must access a template for which there are multiple versions.
  2. In the Actions menu, select Compare Versions.

    The Select version to compare window appears. The displayed version is the current version of the analytic template.



  3. In the Select versions menu, select the version of the template that you want to compare to the current version.

    The Analytic Template Comparison window appears, displaying a table in which differences between the two compared versions are listed.



    The value in the Sections column corresponds to one of the following tabs:

    • Input Tags
    • Output Tags
    • Constants
    • Modes
    • Models
    • Model Tags
    • Diagnostic Rules
    • Tag Rules
    • Rule Assignment

    If a change was made in any of these sections, a <number> Modified link appears next to the section name in the Changes column.

  4. To view details about the changes between the versions for any of these sections, select the <number> Modified link next to the section name.

    A window appears, displaying the differences between the compared versions for the selected section.

  5. When you have finished comparing the changes between versions, select OK to close the <Section> Changes window, and then select Close to close the Analytic Template Comparison window.

Delete a Version of an Analytic Template of the SmartSignal Type

You can delete analytic template versions in order to ensure that your list of versions remains up to date and you have fewer than five template versions so that you can create new template versions as needed.

Before You Begin

Define the version of the analytic template that you want to delete as the current version.

Procedure

  1. In the Applications menu, navigate to RELIABILITY > Analytics > Analytics Templates.
  2. Select the template containing the version that you want to delete.
  3. In the workspace displaying a summary of the selected template, select Delete.
    A window appears, asking you to confirm that you want to delete the selected analytic template version.
  4. To confirm that you want to delete the selected template version, select Delete.
    The selected template version is deleted.