In certain workflow scenarios, it may be useful to revert to a previous version of a page. For example, a content approver might want to dismiss a revised page in favor of the last published version of a page. To facilitate this scenario, you can include a Revert to Version action in a workflow transition.

The Revert to Version action points to a selected publishing target. When the action is invoked by a given page, the page will be checked out and its content will revert to that of the previous version marked for the publishing target. When the action is finished, the page will remain checked out to the current user. (If there is no previous version of the page marked for the publishing target, the action won’t do anything.)

To create a Revert to Version action, open the New Transition or Edit Transition dialog and go to the Actions tab. Click + to add an action and, in the New Action menu, select Revert to version. Then click +.

To configure the action, click Revert to version and, in the Publishing Target menu, select a publishing target. A given page reverts to the previous version marked for this publishing target.

After you’ve chosen the publishing target, save your changes.