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Traceability

A timeline of every revision of a product over time. Use it to understand how a design evolved and to compare states at a glance.

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Overview

The Traceability page shows the full lineage of a product's revisions in chronological order. Pick a product on the left and the timeline appears on the right with one entry per revision, including timestamps and lifecycle stage at the time of the revision.

Selecting a product

The left panel has a search field labeled Search products (3+ chars)…. Type at least three characters to look up a product, then click a result to load its lineage. The Traceability view loads on demand, so nothing is fetched until you actually pick a product.

The revision timeline

The timeline lists each revision from oldest to newest (or newest first, depending on your sort), with:

  • • A thumbnail of the product at that revision when available.
  • • A title identifying the revision.
  • • The creation date of the revision.
  • • The lifecycle stage at the time the revision was captured.

Filters

Above the timeline you can:

  • • Filter by lifecycle: All lifecycles, Draft, Prototype In Work, In Review, Released, or Obsolete.
  • • Restrict by date range with From and To pickers (UTC dates, inclusive).
  • • Click Reset to clear all filters at once.

What each entry shows

Each revision entry surfaces:

  • • Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
  • • Lifecycle stage at the time of the revision.
  • • Title or label that helps you identify the change.
Traceability never modifies your design — it's a read-only lineage browser. To act on a revision, open the product workspace and use the Versions menu.

Tips

  • • Combine date filters with the lifecycle filter to focus on, say, all In Review revisions in a given month.
  • • Use Traceability before promoting a product to Released to confirm the revision history matches your expectations.
  • • Pair it with Product Lifecycle for the complementary stage-based view.
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