Versioning from desktop?

[tarapenner]

I've noticed that when files are modified locally and synced to Alfresco, the changes are made directly to the current version of the document, rather than a new version being created. Is this expected behaviour?

Thanks in advance!

[mrogers]

yes its normal behavior.   If the node is versionable then old versions of the document are preserved.

[tarapenner]

Thank-you mrogers!

It would be nice to have the option of forcing a new minor version when locally made changes are synced, but oh well. Not a biggie. 

[mnbrecher]

It really seems odd that an alfresco product doesn't support versioning.

I had the same issue with CmisSync and assumed it's a flaw. Very strange.

What would the logic be behind doing this on purpose?

[nicolasraoul]

I get asked this question all the time (for CmisSync, but it is the same as Desktop Sync), so I wrote a FAQ about modifying the versioning strategy to fit your needs, it also explains why it works like this. Your feedback about this FAQ article is welcome, by the way 🙂

That being said, CmisSync is planning to add an option to force each modification to create a new version (per-folder option).

Actually, if you really want, you can already do it with the CmisSync Context Menu:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7F1ebVH.png[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6TjjtjN.png[/IMG]

Right-click on the file, choose "CmisSync", press "Check out" then "Check in". By doing this, a new version will be created in Alfresco, EVEN if Alfresco is configured with autoVersion set to false. This trick does not work offline, unfortunately.