What Can Be Deployed?Start Deployment
When an item or page of items is of a deployable content type, you will see a Deploy button displays on the top right of the page or in on the item's Options menu. The general rule is that :
- use the
- Deploy button
- to select from all multiple valid
- items on the page.
- use Deploy on an item's menu
- to deploy only
- that item.
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Deployment function is disabled (no Deploy buttons or menu items) when no target sites have been set for the source site. |
Example: deploying in Category Maintenance
(1) Deploy button, (2) Deploy menu item
(1) top Clicking the Deploy button selected: allows all valid categories can be selected for a deployment.
(2) Selecting Deploy from the 'Shirts' category's Options menu : allows only this category can to be selected.
Deployment
RulesDeployment rules are there to maintain content integrity on target sites.
- Deployment will be cancelled if a content item is not found.
- Deployment will fail if the item is in draft mode (if Page Preview is on).
Deployment Process
Steps
Regardless of content type, the deployment process is completed using the Deploy popup. This opens on selecting the Deploy button or the Deploy menu itemsteps are the same. Clicking Deploy opens the Deploy popup. NOTE - The popup will not open if you attempt to deploy an 'unlocked' lockable itemcampaign.
Deployment Steps
Toggle ON/OFF Destination Sites.
When enabled, Deploy buttons or links will display for deployable item. (NOTE - For Role and menu deployment, see: Deploy Role and menus.)
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The Content Deployment Log will also be available on the Advanced Content menu. See: View Deployment Log.
Add Target Sites
Sites that share an organisation Id are treated as being in the same network. You may not always want all networked sites to be selectable for the Deploy Content feature. Target sites can be enabled and disabled in Feature Settings.
To enable a site to be selectable as a target site:
Go to Settings → Settings → Content → Linked Sites.Click Configure.
Deploying Lockable Items
A lockable item must be in locked status to be deployable. If the source site has the Page Preview feature enabled and an item is deployed in draft mode, deployment will fail.
Go to the locked item.Click the Deploy button. NOTE - If there is no Deploy button, no data item is ready to deploy. If there is a Deploy button but does not work, there is no locked deployable item.
In the Deploy popup, select individual items to deploy or toggle Select All.
Click the Next button.
Select one or more available target sites.
Click Next.
Check the deployment results. NOTE - If deploying to multiple target sites, check the Content Deployment Log for individual site results.
To check deployment results, click the link. For a guide to a deployment record, see: View Content Deployment Log.
Deploying Non-lockable Items
To deploy a non-lockable item:
In the CMS, go to Settings → Settings → Content → Deploy Content.Click Configure.
In Linked Sites Feature Settings, toggle ON the content type(s) you want to deploy. NOTE - Non-lockable content types do not have the word 'locks'.
Deploying Role Settings
Role settings changes1- Select the data type. Select Data Item(s)and item(s) to deploy. | Step-by-step | 1. Toggle ON each data type you want to deploy. 2. Toggle ON each item to deploy. (Not all content types have the item level.)Valid data items are displayed for selection. NOTE - If the popup has no no data items, it means there are no deployable items. 1. Toggle to select data item(s). 2. If applicable, toggle to select data type(s). NOTE - Some content items have selectable data types, e.g., products, categories. This allows you to specify only those data types you want to deploy. 3. Click Next. 2 - Select target site | Step 1 Deploy | |
2. Select Target Site(s). | Step-by-step | 1 4. Toggle ON to select one or more destination target site(s) to deploy to. 25. Click Next. | ||
3 - Check data items and target site(s) are correct. | Step-by-step | |||
1. Review the data and destination site summary. 2. To proceed with deploytment, click Deploy. | ||||
4 - Check deployment results. | Step-by-step |
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You can always view a deployment results in the Content Deployment Log. |
Administrator Functions
Enable/disable Deploy Content
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3. Check Data Item & Target Site Selections6. In Deployment Name, name this deployment. If left blank, the system adds the content type + date as the name. 7. Review data and target site selections. Go back to Steps 1-2 to reselect, if needed. 8. To start deployment, click Deploy. | Step 3 Deploy | |||||
4. Check Deployment Results9. Check the Successfully Deployed? column,
10. Click the link to view the deployment's results, e.g., for errors and other messages.
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Deploying Role Settings
Unlike all other content types, Role settings are deployed from the Deploy Content Feature Settings page.
To deploy Role settings:
- In the CMS, go to Settings → Settings → Content → Deploy Content.
- Click Configure.
- In Deploy Sites Feature Settings, toggle ON Role.
- Click Save.
- To open the Deploy modalpopup, click the Deploy button next to Role.
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Viewing Deployment History & Results
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To check deployment results:
In the CMS, go to Content → Advanced Content → Content Deployment Log.Use the Search tool to find the deployment instance.
Additional Information
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Related Resources
view any deployment your site was involved in (as source or target site), view the Content Deployment Log. You can also rename a deployment and add notes about it while in the record.
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