When you publish a new revision of a template, any Visis that were created from the older revision become out of date. The bulk update tool can help you easily find and bring eligible, out-of-date Visis up to the latest template revision.
How does the bulk update work?
Bulk update works by replacing the existing Visis. When you trigger the bulk update:
Visibuild runs an automated background job that archives the old Visis and creates new Visis using the latest template revision
The process is designed to run in the background so you can continue other work
You’ll see the outcome reflected as newly created Visis (the old ones remain archived for audit/history)
Because it’s a replacement (not a merge), the eligibility criteria is intentionally strict: it only allows bulk updating Visis that are “safe to replace” without risking loss of work or creating confusion on site.
A Visi will show as Available to update when it’s:
Out of date (created from an older template revision), and
Not started / untouched (no real work has begun)
Any activity can make a Visi count as having “started” and therefore no longer eligible (examples include checklist progress, requirement progress, nested Visis being started/completed, attachments, metadata changes). The exception is where only the Title or Description have been changed.