---
title: "Displaying History of a Result Document"
description: "In the history of a result document, you can quickly see when a version was created, who created it and with which options it was created."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/disclosure-management/create-resulting-document/document-history
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# History of a Result Document

## Overview

In the **history** of a result document, you can quickly see when a version was created, who created it and with which options it was created.

## Opening the History

In the overview of a document, click **History** to open the history of a result document:

Open the history of a result document

The following options are available in the history:

| Option | Description |
|---------|---------|
| Search | Searches for the specified character string in the list of documents. |
| Word, Excel, [iXBRL](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/glossary.md#ixbrl), HTML | The system only displays documents of the file types whose check boxes are activated. |
| Show documents from other users | Result documents created by other users are also displayed in the list of result documents. |
| List of result documents | **Name** The name of the result document **Created on** Creation date of the result document **Created by** Creator of the result document **Language** Language of the result document **Error** If he result document contains errors, they are displayed here. Possible errors might be, for example, defective Outareas, key figures in continuous text or document variables. |
| | Opens the detail view of the history for a result document. |
| | Downloads the result document. |
| | Deletes the result document from the history. |

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**Open Version**

You can open any of the versions shown in the history at any time. To do this, click the icon or the name for the selected file in the History.
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## Comparing Documents

To track changes easily, you can compare two result documents at any time.

To compare result documents:

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If necessary, open the **History**.
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Activate the check boxes of the documents you want to compare.
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Click **Compare documents**.

Comparing two versions of a document

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## Opening the Detail View

For each version of a result document in the history, you can open a detailed view in which you can obtain detailed information relating to the version.

In the history of a document, click the icon in the row of the desired version of the result document:

Open the detail view of a history

The detail view of a history is displayed as follows, for example:

Detail View of a History

The detail view shows the settings that were used when the selected version was created:

| Option | Description |
|---------|---------|
| Created on, Created by | Creator of the result document and the date and time at which the result document was created. |
| Language | Language in which the result document is created. |
| Structure | Name of the structure used to generate the result document (e.g. standard structure, summary report, management report) |
| General | **Control report (add file name)** The combined elements of the result document were labeled with the name of their chapter of origin. This allows you to quickly see from which chapter and therefore from which Word or Excel file a particular element of the result document originates. **Write user name in the header** The name of the creator and the time of creation were written in the header of the result document. **Remove values** All values under the control of Disclosure Management have been replaced by a zero. |
| Word functions | **Disable tracking of changes** The change tracking mode in the Word file has been deactivated. **Remove hidden text** The hidden texts contained in the Word files were not included in the result document. **Remove comments** The comments contained in the Word files were not included in the result document. |
| XBRL | **Add XBRL mapping** The XBRL mapping was added to the result document. The Word file can be loaded into the XBRL tagger. |
| Messages | List of errors that may have occurred when creating the document with chapter name and time at which the error occurred. The last column shows the MS Office file associated with the chapter. You can open any MS Office file directly from the column by clicking the corresponding MS Office icon. |

## Exporting the Detail View of a History to MS Excel

The detail view of the history can be exported to an Excel document at any time. Proceed as follows:

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If necessary, open the **History**.
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In the list of result documents, click the icon in the desired row.
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Click **Export to MS Excel**.

Exporting history to MS Excel

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