Enabling or Disabling Patch Versioning

Patch versioning is disabled by default; that is, no patch versioning is applied to any change to schemas in your JADE development database by any developer.

When patch extensions are enabled and a patch number is set, the current patch description and number are displayed at the upper right of the toolbar on the JADE main window.

Use the JADE Installation Preferences dialog (accessed by selecting the Administration option button from the Select Options group box on the JADE sign‑on dialog) to enable global (system‑wide) patch versioning for all changes to all schemas by all developers.

To enable patch versioning

Select the Enable command from the JADE Installation Preferences dialog Patch menu.

The Enable Patch Versioning dialog, shown in the following image, is then displayed.

The Enable Patch Versioning check box is displayed only if you have not yet enabled patch versioning for any schema in your JADE database.
Check the Enable Patch Versioning check box to confirm that you want to enable patch versioning for the whole of your JADE database (that is, globally). You can use the patch version facilities only when you enable patch versioning by using this check box.

For details about setting up a patch number for individual schemas, see "Setting Up a Patch Number".
Click the OK button. Alternatively, click the Cancel button if you do not want patch versioning applied to changes in your schemas.

When you return to the JADE development environment, patch versioning is then applied to any change made to schemas in your JADE database by any developer. The menu command is toggled to the Disable command.

To disable patch version control for your database when it is enabled, select the Disable command. (The dialog is then titled Disable Patch Versioning, the prompt asks if you want to disable patch version control for your system, and the check box caption is displayed as Disable Patch Versioning.

If global patch versioning is disabled, all other Patch menu commands are disabled; that is, you cannot set patch numbers, extract a patch, or recreate a history unless patch versioning is enabled for your JADE development environment.