Knowledge article version numbers
Knowledge article version numbers follow a specific pattern. Increments to the version number depend on the revision type.
Article version numbers follow this pattern: <major release number.minor release number>.
The type of revision being made to an article determines the increment. A minor revision increments the version number by 0.01. A major revision, such as publishing an article, increments the version to the next whole number, for example, from version 2.02 to 3.0.
The following example illustrates the life cycle of a versioned article and the changes to the version number.
| User action | Article state | Version number |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge author creates a new article | Draft | 0.01 |
| Knowledge author makes a change and updates the article. | Draft | 0.01 |
| Knowledge author submits the article for review. | Review | 0.02 |
| Knowledge author recalls the article to make another change. | Draft | 0.03 |
| Knowledge article submits the article for review | Review | 0.04 |
| Approver rejects the article and requests a change. | Draft | 0.05 |
| Knowledge author makes the change and submits the article for review. | Review | 0.06 |
| Approver approves the article | Scheduled for publish | 0.07 |
| Article is published | Published | 1.0 |
| Knowledge author checks out the published article. | Draft | 1.01 |
| Knowledge author submits the article for review. | Review | 1.02 |
| Approver approves the article | Scheduled for publish | 1.03 |
| Article is publishedWhen the version 2.0 article is published, the state of the version 1.0 article changes to Outdated. | Published | 2.0 |
Any change to the state of an article results in a version increment, except to and from the Pending retirement, Retired, and Outdated states.
Note: To know more about minor version edits, see Article versioning changes.