View archived draft of the online document

This article is relevant for the following OSD Roles:

LEADER, AUTHOR; COMMENTOR, EDITOR, READER

Automatic versioning of an online project

A version of the online project is automatically saved at each stage of the standard development process.

Preliminary stages

Sub-stages Version name
00.00 Version at the start of the PWI stage
00.20 Version of the PWI under review
00.60 Version of the PWI after review
00.98 Version at this cancellation
00.99 Version for the preparation of the NP stage

Proposal stages

Sub-stages Version name
10.00 Version for the NP ballot
10.20 Version of the NP under ballot
10.60 Version of the NP after ballot
10.92 Version referred back for redefinition (NP)
10.98 Version at its cancellation (NP)
10.99 Version of the approved NP

Preparatory stages

Sub-stages Version name
20.00 Version at the start of the WD stage
20.20 Version of the WD under review
20.60 Version of the WD after review
20.98 Version at its cancellation (WD)
20.99 Version for preparation of the CD stage

Committee stages

Sub-stages Version name
30.00 Version at the start of the CD stage
30.20 Version of the CD under consultation
30.60 Version of the CD after consultation
30.92 Version referred back for redefinition (CD)
30.98 Version at its cancellation (CD)
30.99 Version for preparation of the DIS

Enquiry stages

Sub-stages Version name
40.00 Version submitted for DIS
40.20 Version of the DIS under ballot
40.60 Version of the DIS after ballot
40.92 Version referred back for redefinition (DIS)
40.93 Version for preparation of a new DIS
40.98 Version at its cancellation (DIS)
40.99 Version for preparation of the FDIS/Proof

Approval stages

Sub-stages Version name
50.00 Version submitted for FDIS/Proof
50.20 Version of the document for final approval/Proof
50.60 Version of the FDIS after ballot/Proof
50.92 Version referred back for redefinition (FDIS)
50.98 Version at its cancellation (FDIS)

Publication stages

Sub-stages Version name
60.00 Version at 60.00
60.00 - during final review task Version for final review before publication
60.60 Published document
60.60 - during final review task Corrected version for final review

Visualize archived draft of an online project

To access the archived draft of an online project:

  1. Go to the Stage card in the Project overview page.


  1. From the 'Go to draft' column, click on the View archived draft icon to access the draft at that particular stage.

Please note

  • An archived draft is only accessible by the members of the Committee / Working Group developing the standard.
  • Clicking on the View current draft icon next to the current stage, will direct the user to the Online document tab to view the current version of the draft.

Visualize comments in the archived draft of an online project

To access the comments relevant to an archived draft:

  1. Go to the archived draft as described above
  2. Click on Comments dashboard


  3. In the Comments dashboard, go to the Comments tab

    4. In the comments tab, you can view the list of all comments placed in the particular archived version of the online document


Download comments and resolutions associated with archived draft of an online project

To download all the comments and resolutions related to the archived draft (at the relevant stage):

  1. Go to Other actions
  2. Click on the Comments menu
  3. Select either Export comments / Export resolutions file


Comparing archived drafts of an online project

Comparing archived drafts of an online project can be done via the Document History feature of OSD.

For more information view the article Compare versions with Document History

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