Start Deployment
When an item or page of items is of a deployable content type, you will see a Deploy button on the top right of the page or on the item's Options menu. The general rule is:
- 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.
No Deploy button?
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) Clicking the Deploy button allows all valid categories can be selected for a deployment.
(2) Selecting Deploy from the 'Shirts' category's Options menu allows only this category to be selected.
Deployment Steps
Regardless of content type, the deployment steps are the same. Clicking Deploy opens the Deploy popup. NOTE - The popup will not open if you attempt to deploy an 'unlocked' campaign.
1. Select Data Item(s) Valid data items are displayed for selection. Some content type deployment includes data type selection, e.g., for products, categories. NOTE - If the popup has no no data items, it means there are no deployable items. 1. If available, toggle to select each data type. 2. Toggle to select each item. 3. Click Next. | Step 1 Deploy |
2. Select Target Site(s) NOTE – Deployment will not complete if a target site selected is on a dfferent version to the source site. 4. Toggle to select one or more target site(s). 5. Click Next. | Step 2 Deploy |
3. Check Data Item & Target Site Selections 6. 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 Result 9. Check the Successfully Deployed? column,
10. Click the link to view the deployment's results, e.g., for errors and other messages. You can always view a deployment's results in the Content Deployment Log. | Step 4 Deploy |
Administrator Functions
Enable/disable Deploy Content
- In the CMS, go to Settings → Settings → Content → Deploy Content.
- Click Configure.
- 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.)
Deploy disabled Deploy enabled
- 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.
- Scroll down to the Target Sites section.
- Toggle on one or more sites from the available sites.
- Click Save.
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 summary of items to be deployed.
- To confirm deployment, click Deploy.
- 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'.
- Click Save.
Deploying Role Settings
Role settings changes 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 modal, click the Deploy button next to Role.
Viewing Deployment History & Results
To check deployment results:
- In the CMS, go to Content → Advanced Content → Content Deployment Log.
- Use the Search tool to find the deployment instance.
- Click Edit for the deployment instance you want to view.
Additional Information
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Prerequisites |
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Self Configurable |
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Business Function |
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BPD Only? |
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B2B/B2C/Both |
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Third Party Costs |
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