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title: Version Management Functional Area
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ms.date: "03/01/2017"
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# Version Management Functional Area (Master Data Manager)

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  In the Version Management functional area, administrators can validate data, review and reverse transactions, create versioned copies of data, and flag versions of data for subscribing systems. For more information about administrators, see [Administrators (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/administrators-master-data-services.md).  
  
## Versions  
 [Versions (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/versions-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Commit a Version (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/commit-a-version-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Lock a Version (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/lock-a-version-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Change a Version Name (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/change-a-version-name-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Copy a Version (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/copy-a-version-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Delete a Version (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/delete-a-version-master-data-services.md)  
  
## Version Flags  
 [Create a Version Flag (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/create-a-version-flag-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Assign a Flag to a Version (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/assign-a-flag-to-a-version-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Change a Version Flag Name (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/change-a-version-flag-name-master-data-services.md)  
  
## Validation  
 [Business Rules (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/business-rules-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Validate a Version against Business Rules (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/validate-a-version-against-business-rules-master-data-services.md)  
  
 [Reverse a Transaction (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/reverse-a-transaction-master-data-services.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Master Data Manager Web Application](../master-data-services/master-data-manager-web-application.md)