Prompt version

As explained in AI Agents in Action

A prompt variant is an alternative version of a prompt that can be tested against other versions for comparative results.

A prompt version is an alternative prompt or agent-profile configuration that can be run against other versions to compare results. Versions may change instructions, input placement, or connection parameters such as temperature and maximum tokens. section 9.4 section 9.8

Recommendation profile

A recommendation flow can compare two versions: one places recommendation inputs in the user prompt, while another injects them into the system prompt. Run both versions, score their recommendations with a rubric, and compare the aggregated metrics. section 9.7.3

A practical prompt-version workflow is:

• Create or edit a prompt/profile version in prompt flow. section 9.7.4
• Run the flow in batch mode so multiple versions can be evaluated. section 9.4 section 9.8
• Apply a rubric, aggregate scores, and use Visualize Runs to compare results. section 9.7.3

Figure 9.17 Side-by-side comparison of variant profile templates for the recommender

Compare variant profile templates side by side before testing them. section 9.4

How AI Agents in Action covers it

How deep it goes

Explains version creation, batch execution, rubric scoring, and run comparison, but defers detailed prompt-engineering tactics.

Examples

Uses recommendation templates, system-versus-user prompt placement, connection parameters, batch runs, and evaluation exercises.

What it assumes

Assumes basic prompt-flow use while teaching version creation, batch execution, rubric evaluation, and comparison.

What you can do after

Evaluate prompt versions with prompt flow and compare their rubric scores across runs.

How it connects

Connects prompt versions with prompt engineering, agent profiles, prompt flow, rubrics, grounding, and batch evaluation.

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Related concepts

• prompt flowused by · Prompt Flow is an open-source Microsoft toolset for designing, evaluating, testing, and deploying workflows that combine prompts, language models, and code.
• semantic versioningimplemented by · Semantic Versioning is a version-numbering convention using MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH components to communicate compatibility impact: major for incompatible changes, minor for compatible additions, and patch for compatible fixes.
• evaluationuses · Evaluation is the systematic assessment of a system, result, or approach against relevant criteria, evidence, or objectives.
• batch sizemeasured by · Batch size is the number of items grouped together for processing or computation as a single batch.

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