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Merge Conflicts

Merge Conflicts

Learn how Version Story detects and flags merge conflicts when multiple authors propose changes to the same section of a document.

Overview

When you merge documents in Version Story, the system will detect if changes proposed by two drafts are directly adjacent to one another. Version Story flags this as a Merge Conflict.

A Merge Conflict card will appear in the panel on the right-hand side of the document viewer. It displays the conflicting proposed changes, accompanied by context on the authors and versions.

Example

The example below shows a merge of Version A, by Jennifer and Version B, by Steven:

Jennifer and Steven both made revisions to the Template.

The Template says that confidentiality obligations will not apply to information that "was rightfully communicated to the Recipient free of any obligation of confidence subsequent to the time it was disclosed to the Recipient;"

Jennifer and Steven both proposed modifications to this same sentence.

Jennifer proposed inserting, "from an individual or entity".

Steven proposed inserting, "by a person".

Jennifer and Steven each proposed different, conflicting, changes to the same section of the template. Version Story will detect these conflicting changes when merging these versions and flag the conflict for your attention:

The changes from each author appear in different colors. A merge conflict card flags the conflicting changes for your attention. Clicking on the card will scroll to the location of the conflict in the document.

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