This article sets out the key similarities and differences between update in Chorus and update in NBS Create.

July 2021 NBS Product management - NBS are investigating how to implement updates for UK - CAWS and other content sets.

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Update notifications - an overview


NBS Create 'update' NBS Chorus 'update' 
Similarities
  • Generate an Update Report
  • The Update tab in the specification now provides the update report and a way of previewing and actioning changes.
Differences
  • Clause update notifications are displayed in the clause editor.
  • You can control which users have permission to a) view and b) action update notifications.
  • Accept or reject updates at clause item (row) level.
  • Accepting some sorts of updates would remove your edits. For example, when the default value for the row has been added, changed or removed.
  • Accept all updates in a job, accept all reference updates in a job.
  • Show, hide and resume updates in a job.


  • Update notifications have been moved out of the editor into the 'Update' tab. This has been done to separate the workflows of writing the specification from managing the specification technical content currency.
  • The Update tab is visible to team members who have contributor permission or above to the specification. It is hidden to readers.
  • Updates are accepted or ignored on a clause level.
  • Chorus does not remove your edits. 
    • In this situations when the default value for a row has been added, changed or removed, or the row itself has been deleted Chorus will not apply these changes when the row has been edited by you. 
  • Accept all updates in a job has not been developed.
  • Show, hide and resume updates has not been developed.