Version Control for Shared Prototypes
We need to have version control for prototypes so when developers are reviewing the prototype, they can look back at a previously shared versions of the prototype.
Zachary Newton
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Julien Aramino
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Also it would be great to have the possibility to compare different versions of a screen. Side by side for example.
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Ceci Lia
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Version Control is key as part of our Quality System management. Without it, I need to look at other design tools.... which is a real shame.
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Jeromie Clark
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This. I'm managing QE efforts on internal projects, where Xd prototypes are the source of truth for UI validation.
Once I start doing any kind of certification testing based on those prototypes, I need to know that the reference prototype is locked down. Last minute tweaks are a reality, and I really need to be notified of any changes to the reference prototype, and to see some kind of audit trail that lets me know what changed and when. Visual history would be ideal, but even just a list of dates, committers and comments would be enough, in the event that I need to go back and understand why something failed (e.g. why did the prototype show one behavior, but we shipped with another, etc.)
Right now, I'm totally dependent on someone using an artificial process on the honor system (slack channel notifications, email, shoulder-tap), which means that we're fighting human nature on a process that will invariably break down under pressure.
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Dietrich
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I just noticed this Post is categorized at "Sharing on the web".
Nevertheless i think both parts, prototyping and sharing, should connect somewhere and maybe this way we would be able to have a backup as well as a more flexible way of handling different versions of the prototyp.
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Dietrich
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This would be such a great help.
Sharing my XD-files with other cloud users allows them to edit the original file which can be dangerous especially when I can't comprehend what changed during my last session. The possibility to jumb back to the XD-file 'last edited on dd.mm.yyyy' could be a lifesaver.
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Claudio
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Possibility to see the previous versions if you update the prototype link by mistake
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Jordan
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+100 Managing shared links is so difficult with XD. Due to how XD works currently, sometimes I need to create new links for prototypes, and this results in the old links becoming outdated. Since there's no way to redirect old links, managing old shared prototypes becomes untenable. If there was version control, it would allow me to make sure that everyone with a prototype link has the most recent version since the link would always be the same.
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Chuck Howard
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it has to be better than zeplin!
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Zachary Newton
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This is something that would be so beneficial! I need this for corporate projects.