# Version Control - Supersede

The Aristotle Registry has the functionality to supersede metadata items. Superseding involves replacing an existing version of a metadata item with a new version that contains updated content or revisions. When a metadata item is superseded, it ceases to be the active or current version, and the new version takes its place. However, both versions are retained to maintain a track record of which metadata item superseded another item or which item has been superseded by a specific metadata item. This allows for a comprehensive history of metadata changes and ensures transparency in the evolution of metadata items. The steps to supersede the metadata items are as follows:

* Go to the latest version of metadata item that you have created in the Aristotle registry. Click on Actions, and then click on Edit Supersedes

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* Click on "Add a relationship"

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* Select the metadata item by which you want this specific metadata item to be superseded. Choose the registration authority, type a message if desired, and select the effective date from which this supersede should take effect, and then click on Submit.

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* On the item page, you will see that this item is a supersede to another item.

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* If you click on the highlighted 'Address: Postcode' item in the above screenshot, you will see that this metadata item has been superseded by another item, as indicated in the following screenshot.

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In this way, we can create supersedes and can keep a track.


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