Creating a Revision History spreadsheet

Using Revision History Creator to create the spreadheet

Creating a Revision History spreadsheet requires you to gather the repositories for both the previous and new versions. The repositories can reside anywhere locally or on network. However for best efficiency, it is recommended to place the repositories in the locations suggested in Suggested File Locations.
  1. To start the application:
    Note: This procedure assumes you are running the application on Windows 8 or 10.
    1. Click the Windows Start button.
    2. Begin typing "Revision History" until InfoDev Revision History Creator is displayed in the search results, and press Enter.
      The Revision History Creator screen is displayed:

    Note:
    • If you’ve just installed or updated, go to Settings > Setup tab and click Quick Setup to set up your folders to the default locations.
    • As you type in the Required Information text boxes or select list items, the Filenames of spreadsheets to be created filenames are automatically updated. This provides a visual indication of how the filenames will appear after creation.
  2. Under Required Information: select the desired Line of Business.
    Note: To use your own Line of Business entries, you can provide them through Settings > Lost of LOBs tab.
  3. In Revision Level, enter the revision level of the new repository.
  4. Select the desired Release Date month and year.
    Note: The text in the Filename of Excel workbook to be created section changes dynamically based on the selections in Required Information.
  5. Click Create.
Following the creation of the Revision History spreadsheet, it is recommended to perform the following:
  1. Open the output location
  2. Verify the spreadsheet by double-clicking and reviewing the spreadsheet