Tracking changes
HERITRACE tracks every change made to your data, maintaining a full history for each entity.
The time machine
Section titled “The time machine”The time machine provides a complete version history for each entity. Every time an entity is created, modified, or deleted, HERITRACE generates a new snapshot.
Each snapshot in the timeline contains detailed provenance metadata:
- Timestamp: When the change was made.
- Responsible Agent: Who made the change (logged in via ORCID).
- Primary Source: The data source that informed the change.
- Modifications: A clear list of what was added or removed.
How to view and restore a previous version
Section titled “How to view and restore a previous version”Restoring an older version is a safe, two-step process that allows you to inspect a version before you commit to restoring it.
Step 1: View a specific version
From the timeline, find the snapshot you are interested in and click the “View version” button.
Step 2: Inspect and restore
This will take you to a dedicated page showing the entity exactly as it existed at that point in time. The page displays a complete reconstruction of the resource, including all its metadata and linked entities from that specific snapshot.
On this page, you can:
- Review the historical state of the entity in detail.
- Click the “Restore this Version” button to revert the entity to this state.
When you restore a version, linked resources are adjusted automatically.
The time vault
Section titled “The time vault”Deleted entities are not permanently removed. They are moved to the time vault, which acts as a recycle bin where you can browse deleted items, review their history, and restore them.