Setting Revision Number Display Format

The Revision Number Display Format configuration variable lets you change the format of the revision numbers in design history, according to your organization's standards. For example, some organizations use numbers for design revisions, and use letters for field revisions.

If no format is specified, revision numbers default to the format <major revision number>.<minor revision number>.

Note: HISTORY MANAGE SET REVISIONFORMAT [format] sets or removes the custom revision number formatting for the current (master) file. If format is specified, it becomes the format used when displaying revision numbers from the design history of the current file. If format is not specified, custom formatting is removed from the current file.

Tip: A file with custom revision number format, will override the format set in MS_DESIGN_HISTORY_REVISION_NUMBERFORMAT configuration variable. If the custom revision number format is removed from a file the formatting is controlled by the configuration variable, if set. If no custom formatting is specified by either the file or the configuration variable, then the default #.# formatting is used.

Note: HISTORY MANAGE SHOW REVISIONFORMAT displays the revision number formatting that will be used when displaying revision numbers from the design history of the current file. The HISTORY MANAGE SHOW REVISIONFORMAT displays one of the following:

A custom format defined for the file.
The custom format defined in the MS_DESIGN_HISTORY_REVISION_NUMBERFORMAT configuration variable.
A message indicating that no custom formatting applies to revision numbers from the file and that the default #.# formatting will be used.