This article explores different strategies for managing and maintaining Spotfire Library versions over time. It also covers ways to handle a Library that may already contain numerous stored versions of analysis files.

Here are several methods available for managing library versioning according to your specific requirements:

1] Completely Disable Library Versioning:
If you wish to entirely disable library versioning in your environment, you can execute the following command. This setting will ensure that no library items will keep versions, simplifying management for environments where version control is unnecessary. 

Command:  config set-config-prop --name="library.versioning.enabled" --value="false"

For more information refer to Switching off library versioning completely

2]  Deleting library versions using command line:
An administrator can delete old versions using the command line. By default, all versions of the selected items except the current version and all versions with names or comments are deleted, but a number of filters are available so that certain versions can be kept. For more information refer to delete-library-versions, Deleting library item versions using the command line. 


3] Disable Library Versioning for Specific Library Item Types:
If you prefer to maintain versioning for some items while disabling it for others, you can selectively disable library versioning for specific item types. This method is useful when certain files, such as configuration settings, need versioning, whereas others, like certain visualizations, do not. To implement this, follow the detailed guidelines provided in "Switching Off Library Versioning." 

For example, to disable library versioning for SBDF files and visualization mods, you would use the following command: 

Command:  config set-config-list-prop --name="library.versioning.disabled-types" --item-name="type" -Vspotfire.sbdf -Vspotfire.visualizationmod

For more information on item types refer to following documentation.

4] Control Versioning for Specific Analysis Files (Version 14.0 and beyond):
Starting from version 14.0 of the library management system, administrators have the ability to enable or disable library versioning specifically for individual analysis files. To adjust versioning settings for a particular analysis after it has been created, navigate to the menu option:
File -> Document Properties -> Library tab>Keep older versions of file when saving.

For more information refer to Details on Document Properties – Library 
 

Different options available to manage and maintain Spotfire library versioning according to the requirements.

Doc: Switching off library versioning completely and available different item-types : 

• https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfire_server/latest/doc/html/TIB_sfire_server_tsas_admin_help/server/topics/switching_off_library_versioning.html
• https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfire_server/latest/doc/html/TIB_sfire_server_tsas_admin_help/server/topics/spotfire_item_types.html
  
• https://docs.tibco.com/pub/sfire-analyst/latest/doc/html/en-US/TIB_sfire-analyst_UsersGuide/lib/lib_searching_the_library.htm

Doc: Details on Document Properties – Library:

• https://docs.tibco.com/pub/sfire-analyst/latest/doc/html/en-US/TIB_sfire-analyst_UsersGuide/other/other_details_on_document_properties_library.htm