Change bars

Change bars let you track the changes to objects. The color of the change bar, a symbol, and hover help tell you the status of an object.

Table 1. Change bar color and descriptions
Change bar Description
change bar for new objects The object has been created and it has not been saved.
change bar for objects with unsaved changes The object has been edited, and the changes have not been saved.
change bar for objects with changes that have been saved The object has been saved.
change for objects that have been included in a baseline The object has been included in a module baseline
change for objects that have been deleted The object has been deleted.

If no history information is available, the user name and the date the object was deleted are not displayed in the hover help.

If you do not want to display symbols in change bars, select Tools > Options in the database explorer and clear Show symbols in change bars on the Settings tab. The New Object symbol is always displayed.

Double-click the change bar to show the history of changes for the object.

Note: You can control the edits that affect change bars. Edit the attribute definition to turn change bars on or off for that attribute.

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