## Editing a Release

- Published on Oct 10, 2024  
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The Release Editor screen allows users to make changes to the contents of a draft release.

To access the Release Editor:

1. Navigate to **Library >** **Releases.**
2. Click on the name of the release draft that you would like to edit.
3. On the release details page, click the **Edit** button on the top-right of the screen.

> This view shows a table of all layouts in the system with at least one locked version. Each row shows the following:
>
> - Layout name
> - Layout type (Structured, Semi-structured, or Additional)
> - Version name
> - Date and time the layout was last committed, if ever
> - Field customizations, if any

Sorting is supported on the **Layout** and **Type** columns.

## Navigating the Release Editor

**Language families and releases**

> Each release can contain layouts from only one language family.

For more information about language families, see [Supported Languages](https://help.hyperscience.ai/v40/docs/supported-languages).

To access the Release Editor:

Click the **Edit** option to the right of the release name shown in the blue header bar.

> Clicking the **Info** icon directly to the right of the release name will show a pop-up with additional details about the release.

To show all locked versions of a layout:

Click on the drop-down arrow ( **>** ) to the left of each layout name.

- Each version-level row shows the version name.

To add a layout version to the release:

Click the **checkbox** next to the layout name.

By default, the most recent locked version will be selected.

- To select a different version, use the drop-down next to the layout name to see all the layout versions, and click the **checkbox** next to the desired layout version.
- To hide the version-level rows, click the arrow icon again.

To assist in viewing and selecting layout versions, at the bottom of the layouts table, you can find the **Select All Latest Locked Versions** option. The **Select All Latest Locked Versions** option selects all layouts that are included in the release, specifically the latest locked version.

### Filters

There are filters in the Release Editor that allow you to more efficiently edit and lock releases. See the following list the available filters:

- **Status** – Allows you to filter by **Draft**, **Live**, and **Locked** statuses.
- **Only Duplicates** – Allows you to view duplicate layouts in a release. You can apply the **Only Duplicates** filter after attempting to lock a release that contains duplicate layouts.

> The system considers the following as duplicative:
> 
> A layout that is identical to another layout.
> A layout that is a proper subset of another layout. For example, if all pages in Layout A are identical to some of the pages in Layout B, and Layout A has no additional pages, then Layout A is a proper subset of Layout B.

- **Tags**– Allows you to filter the Release Editor’s rows by layout tags. To learn more, see [Layout Tags](https://help.hyperscience.ai/v40/docs/layout-tags).

> There is also a search bar available to support searching by layout name or version name.

## Exiting the Release Editor

When you want to leave the Release Editor, here are the available options:

- **“X” button** \- navigates away from the editor without saving the changes.
- **Create** \- saves the changes, updates the release’s status to Locked, and prevents further changes.

## Next steps

To learn how to assign a release to a flow, see [Assigning a Release to a Flow](https://help.hyperscience.ai/v40/docs/assigning-a-release-to-a-flow).