Every time you publish an SOP, MaintIQ snapshots the previous published version. If a change turns out to be wrong, you can revert without losing the record of what was tried.
Opening version history
- Open the SOP.
- Click the Versions tab at the top.
You will see a list of every published version with timestamp, author, and a summary of changes (lines added / removed).
Comparing versions
Click any two versions to see a side-by-side diff. Added text is highlighted in green, removed text in red. The diff respects formatting — a heading change shows as a heading change, not a line of dense markdown.
Rolling back
From the version you want to restore:
- Click Restore this version.
- Confirm in the dialog.
MaintIQ publishes the restored content as a new version (it does not delete the version you rolled back from). The version history therefore looks like:
v5 (current — restored from v3)
v4 (the bad change)
v3 (the good one before v4)
v2
v1
This preserves the audit trail. Anyone asking "why did the SOP change?" can read every version including the rollback.
What rollback does NOT undo
- Tasks completed against v4 still reference v4 in history.
- Work orders closed against v4 still reference v4.
- Photos attached to v4 are preserved as part of v4.
The next task or work order that opens the SOP will see v5 (the restored content). Old completions remain accurate to the SOP version that was live at the time.
Permissions
Only users with the SOP editor or Admin role can publish or roll back. Viewers can read versions but cannot restore.
Tips
- Always write a rollback reason in the publish dialog. Future-you will thank present-you.
- If a small section is wrong, edit just that section in a new draft rather than rolling back the entire SOP — you keep the good changes from the bad version.