Version Control and Review

Reproducible reporting benefits from version control. Version control systems such as Git track changes to scripts and documents. They help teams see what changed, when, and why. Even when a team does not use a full collaborative Git workflow, it should still have a disciplined approach to file versions, script review, and output archiving. Clinical research teams should avoid filenames such as `final_report_final_revised_latest.docx`. Such names are common because teams need versioning but lack a system. A better approach is to use dated outputs and controlled source files: ```text reports/ weekly_data_quality_report.qmd outputs/reports/ weekly_data_quality_report_2026-06-01.html weekly_data_quality_report_2026-06-08.html ``` The report template remains stable. Rendered outputs are archived by date. If the template changes, the change should be documented and reviewed.