---
alias: user-guide-create-entity-version
tags:
- change management
- versions
description: "Create new entity versions from existing revisions, managing change sets and approvals"
---

# Create Entity Version

:lock: *EntityTypeName*.**Create**

To create a new version, it is necessary to open an existing revision of an entity and select **New** followed by **Version** on the top ribbon. When creating a new version, the revision that was selected when you started the process will be the revision to which this version will be associated.

After the creation of a version, the version will be in the state Created. A **Change Set** is required in order to move the version from the Created state to the Active and Effective states after approval. It is possible to configure a particular Entity Type to use an automatic **Change Set**. It is also possible to specify a particular role to approve the changes of the entity within the **Change Set**.

!!! warning
	  If a **Change Set** has an approval context defined by **Role**, the **Role** of the **User** approving the **Change Set** must match the **Role** defined in the [ChangeSetApprovalContext](../../administration/tables/smart-tables/changesetapprovalcontext.md) Smart Table entry. Additionally, if there is a approval context defined by workflow, the workflow defined for the approval must match the workflow in the same entry of the Smart Table.

!!! info
	More information in the [Universal State Model](../universal_state_model.md) section of this guide.

![Create Version](../images/create_version.png)