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Releases

Release copies of a workbooks are snapshots that are intended for use by other people. They should only be made when you are confident that the workbook is working correctly, and all your tests are passed.

You cannot save a release of a shared workbook.

You can set your user and workbook prefences to make sure that information is updated before you save a release copy. In particular, you are recommended to run the tests automatically before saving a release copy. If you choose this option, the release copy will not be saved unless all the tests are passed.

You save a release copy by using the XLSior > Save > Save Release command. This may update the AutoDocumentation and run the tests, depending on your preferences, and then prompts you for a comment to add to the record of the release.

At this stage you can cancel the operation by clicking on the Cancel button. Otherwise you should enter a comment and click the OK button.

XLSior saves all release copies to the subdirectory Releases of the directory in which the original workbook is stored. If this subdirectory does not exist it is created.

The release copy is given the name of the original workbook with a suffix -rN, where N is the next version number in the sequence. When you save a release copy, a version copy with the same number is also saved, with the comment that it is the version for the related release copy.

When you save a release copy the information on sheet X~Versions is updated. You should not edit this sheet; it is protected in order to stop you doing so.

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