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 +====== Version Control System ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A Version Control System performs [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:version_control|Version Control]] for one or more [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:artifact|Artifacts]].
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 +The system records distinct Artifact revisions and preserves the relationships among them.
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 +A Version Control System allows an authorized user or process to:
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 +  * Add an Artifact to Version Control
 +  * Assign an identifiable revision
 +  * Retrieve an identified revision
 +  * Distinguish one revision from another
 +  * Record a relationship between revisions
 +  * Compare revisions
 +  * Record changes to an Artifact
 +  * Restore or reuse an identified revision
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 +A Version Control System may manage:
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 +  * Source code
 +  * Configuration files
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_configuration|Infrastructure Configurations]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_blueprint|Infrastructure Blueprints]]
 +  * Models
 +  * Schemas
 +  * Scripts
 +  * Policy files
 +  * Build specifications
 +  * Documentation
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 +A Version Control System differs from Version Control:
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 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:version_control|Version Control]] is the process for managing revisions
 +  * A Version Control System is a system that performs that process
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 +A Version Control System may include a repository, revision identification, comparison, branching, merging, access control, and retrieval capabilities. The presence or use of any particular capability depends on the applicable requirements.
 +
 +===== Definition =====
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 +//system that performs version control by recording identifiable revisions of artifacts and preserving the relationships among those revisions//
 +
 +===== Source =====
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 +Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.
 +
 +===== Note =====
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 +A Version Control System does not by itself establish that a revision is approved, released, deployed, authoritative, or subject to a specified retention period.
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 +A Version Control System may record information such as:
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 +  * Revision identifier
 +  * Preceding revision
 +  * Succeeding revision
 +  * Change author
 +  * Change timestamp
 +  * Change description
 +  * Repository location
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 +The applicable requirements determine which information the system must preserve.
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 +The term does not require a particular product, repository architecture, branching model, merge model, storage technology, or deployment method.
 +
 +===== Example =====
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 +A Version Control System assigns an identifiable revision to an [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_configuration|Infrastructure Configuration]], records its relationship to the preceding revision, and permits an authorized deployment workflow to retrieve it.
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 +----
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 +© 2026 Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.
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