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Load Script Versioning

Gitoqlok Helper Load Script versioning tool allows to view differences and make instant changes between different Load Script versions in Qlik Sense.

Proceed to Data Load Editor:

![Data Load Editor in Qlik Sense](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 16.37.11.png)

Data Load Editor in Qlik Sense

Open Gitoqlok extension and turn on Qlik Helper:

![Qlik Helper in Gitoqlok](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 16.37.53.png)

Qlik Helper in Gitoqlok

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Qlik Helper in Gitoqlok reveals many useful add-ins for your Qlik Sense experience: Time Machine, Diff Viewer, Set a Thumbnail, QVD Links.

The upper panel of your Qlik Sense interface should be complemented with the green versioning icon. Click on it and reveal an additional panel for further versioning:

![Load Script versioning icon](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 16.42.24.png)

Load Script versioning icon

![Load Script versioning panel](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 16.43.54.png)

Load Script versioning panel

On the right side of the panel the first drill-down lets you choose the commits to the current repository:

![Select Commit from repository](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 17.30.56.png)

Select Commit from repository

Second drill-down lets you choose the branch of the current repository:

![Select Branch from repository](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 17.31.09.png)

Select Branch from repository

As an example, "branch1" was selected to compare the versions of the Main script section:

![Script version in panel view](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 17.33.33.png)

Script version in panel view

Note how the differences are highlighted yellow - you can easily replace the changes by clicking on the "Revert chunk" arrow between the panels:

![Revert chunk arrow](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 17.38.41.png)

Revert chunk arrow

After the changes have been made, you can find the Save button at the top panel:

![Save changes to the current script version](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 17.36.26.png)

Save changes to the current script version

Change Repo

You can also see the versioning from any other repository of your choice. Change Repo button allows you to do so:

![Change Repo functionality](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 17.43.28.png)

Change Repo functionality

Notice the "Show only repos containing the selected tab in script" option - tick if you aim at fetching the changes from the same tab in different application repository.
As an example, the repository called "Peek-vs-Previous" is selected and the corresponding script version can be seen on the right side of the panel for comparison and/or making changes:

![View script differences with another repository](../../.gitbook/assets/Screen Shot 2023-01-17 at 17.45.54.png)

View script differences with another repository

Alternative: video tutorial

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