Versions are identified with unique version numbers. They consist of numbers with dots in between. The numbers must be in the range [0, 32767].
BSCW knows two variants of version numbers:
o The major version number has a position for (major) 'version jumps' before the dot and a position for (minor) 'version steps' after the dot. Examples are 0.1, 3.11, 4.5 or 8.1.
o A branch version number is formed by appending a branch number. Step number combination is appended to the version number from which the version branch originates. The branch number identifies the branch starting from the particular version, and the step number identifies the version in that branch. Only this rightmost step number is changeable in a branch version number. For example, version number 0.1.2.3 denotes version 3 in branch 2, which starts from major version 0.1. You can also create branch versions from branch versions again! For branching versions, see 8.3.4 Branch versions.
When you create a new version of a document, BSCW offers you a pre-filled version number for it, where in each case the step number is incremented by 1 compared to the previous version. You may enter a higher step number. A lower step number is only possible for a major version number if you increase the step number at the same time, e.g. set the version number from 0.12 to 1.0.
Note: You cannot change the number of the current version if a version branch originates from this version, which happens automatically, for example, if another user has copied the current version.