HP System Dictionary/XL General Reference Manual Vol 1 (32256-90004)

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All versions of an occurrence use the same name and occurrence-scope associations, however, because
these are defined at the domain level, as are the values for the following attributes for occurrences:
• scope-owner
• sensitivity
• id-number (entities only)
The values for all other attributes are assigned at the version level, and may be different for each version
of an occurrence.
Creating Versions
You can create versions through either the System Dictionary intrinsics or an SDMAIN command, and you
must create them before you can add entities or relationships to them. No matter what method you use, an
empty version is created and given a user-specified name.
Version Status
Each version is assigned to one of three statuses, whose characteristics are described below.
Test Status
System Dictionary automatically assigns Test status to each version when you create it, and this status is
intended for use with unproven versions of resource definitions. It is the least restricted of all the statuses,
and you may assign it to more than one version in a domain at the same time. You can modify dictionary
occurrences in test versions, while you cannot modify those in other statuses. Therefore, you can assign
Test status to any version.
Production Status
Production status is assigned by you and is intended for the version driving a production system. You can
only read occurrences of this version. Only one version per domain can have Production status at any one
time.
Archival Status
Archival status is also assigned by you and is intended for use with versions that have previously been
production versions and need to be maintained in the dictionary for historical reference, or as insurance
against current production versions that may not function properly. Archival status is similar to Test
status in that you may assign any number of versions at one time. Archival status is similar to Production
status in that you can only read occurrences in an archival version. Figure 4-3 shows domains that include