2.5.3 Open a Historical Version of a File from a Web Server

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Use Case Diagram

Process for opening a historical version of a file from a Web server

Figure 3: Process for opening a historical version of a file from a Web server

Preconditions

  • The protocol client can connect to the server that hosts the document.

  • The user has permissions to access the document on the Web server.

  • The server supports the FrontPage Server Extensions: Web Site Management Protocol [MC-FPSEWM].

  • The server responds with an OPTIONS header described in the following table.

    Client version

    MicrosoftSharePointTeamServices OPTIONS header

    DocumentManagementServer OPTIONS header

    Enabled

    Microsoft Office 2003

    Exists

    Any (exists or not); not checked

    Yes

    The 2007 Microsoft Office system

    Exists with no value or a value less than 12

    Any (exists or not)

    Yes

    The 2007 Office system

    Any (exists or not)

    Exists with value Version History

    Yes

    Microsoft Office 2010 suites

    Exists with no value or a value less than 12

    Any (exists or not)

    Yes

    Office 2010

    Any (exists or not)

    Exists with value Version History

    Yes

    Microsoft Office 2013

    Exists with no value or a value less than 12

    Any (exists or not)

    Yes

    Office 2013

    Any (exists or not)

    Exists with value Version History

    Yes

Main Flow

  1. The user chooses to view the historical versions that are available on the Web server for a document that is already open from an entry point in the client application.

  2. The user selects a historical version of the document to open.

  3. The historical version is downloaded from the Web server and opened in read-only mode in the client application.