Task: Specify Asset Version Strategy
Describe the approach for versioning assets.
Disciplines: Asset Governance
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      Main Description
      Describe when and how asset modifications require a new asset version and when they do not.
      Steps
      Define When Asset Versions are Required
      Specify the policy for creating asset versions. This includes defining what constitutes a structural change and a nonstructural change.
      Define Anticipated Asset Development Environment
      Define when assets are created in the organization's software development process. Are assets created and versioned only when they are to be published, or will this occur earlier in the software development process?
      Determine Asset Representation in SCM
      Determine the nature of the directory structures in the SCM that is to contain assets. This also includes identifying the asset labeling or tagging approach.
      Determine Asset Development with SCM in Distributed Team Environment
      Specify how assets and their artifacts will reside in the distributed environment. Will assets be replicated across multiple asset management servers, or will there be one instance of the Repository with distributed, replicated asset artifacts?
      Key Considerations