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Publish Management

Publish Management in the Properties tab provides options to publish folders, pages, or components for a specific time frame. After the publishing term ends, the items revert to unpublished.

Note
After configuring date settings, the content item still requires publishing, either via users executing a manual publish or via a scheduled publish.

The Advanced area provides options to expand and render content at publishing time and to serialize content on Check In.

To set publish parameters or view publish history for site content items and folders:
  1. Navigate to Site > Site Tree.
  2. Select the folder, page, or component in the Site Tree.
  3. Select the Properties tab, and then select Publish Management in the Options menu.
    The Publish Management view displays.

    Publish Management

  4. Optional: Use the following tools to suit your needs.
    • Set the Publishing Term date and time fields.
      FieldsDescription
      Start Date and TimeUse the date and time pickers to enter a Start Date and Time, indicating when the published page will display.
      End Date and TimeUse the date and time pickers to enter an End Date and time, indicating when the page will no longer display.
      Important
      The values for Start Date and End Date are based on the CMS users' time zone and are stored in the UTC time format. For processing, the DSS server uses these UTC entries for Start Date and End Date. These effectivity dates only define the time period when a page is available after being published.

      After configuring date settings, you still need to publish this page, either by executing a manual publish or via a scheduled publish. This Publish Management feature does not perform publishes or schedule pages for publish; rather, the feature only controls the rendering of the page, given its scheduled Start Date and End Date. See Publishing System for details about publishing pages.

    • Select or clear the Advanced checkbox options.
      OptionDescription
      Expand on PublishSelect this checkbox if you want to expand XML at publishing time.
      Note
      This generates static content, without benefit of updates. This option may be useful to customers who use a implementation other than DSS. By default, XML expands when there is a request for a page, which ensures that users get the latest content.
      Render on PublishSelect this checkbox if you want to render content at publishing time.
      Note
      Expand on Publish must be selected to enable Render on Publish. This option may be useful to customers who produce a flat HTML site or who use a development language other than .NET, such as ColdFusion. By default, content is rendered when there is a request for a page
      Serialize on Check In
      Version Notes: CMS 10.1+
      Select this checkbox if you want to convert the XML object into a form that can be transported efficiently.

      This option is only available in CMS 10.1+.

    • View Publishing History.
      Version Notes: CMS 10.5+
      This feature only available in CMS 10.5+. The Publish History section provides a list of previous publishes that included this content item. List entries provide the following details.
      Data TypeDescription
      TargetPublishing target associated with the content item publish.
      Published AtTime and date of the content item publish.
      Submitted ByUser who executed the content item publish.
      ErrorNotes about errors that occurred during the content item publishing process.
      First PublishTime and date of the first publish executed on the content item. No publishes had been executed on this item before this date.