Publishing with the Dynamic Delivery output format from the Web Client

Publishing for Dynamic Delivery (using the Dynamic Delivery output format) from theContent Manager Web Client requires that you specify a Product family name and a Product release name value in the publication properties before you hit the Publish button.

About this task

This procedure assumes that the following have been created beforehand:
  • The appropriate product family value.
  • The appropriate product release value.
  • A Dynamic Delivery output for the published publication.

Procedure

  1. In the Content Manager Web Client, click the Repository tab.
  2. Find and select the publication you want to publish, in the top right pane.
  3. In this pane's menu bar, click Properties.
  4. Select the appropriate Product family name. Click Modify.
  5. In the bottom right pane, select the publication version by selecting the appropriate checkbox in the left-most column.
  6. In this pane's menu bar (at the top of the pane), click Properties.
  7. Select the appropriate Product release name. Click Modify.
  8. In the same pane, select the publication version Dynamic Delivery output by selecting the checkbox in the right-most column.
  9. In the right side menu bar, click Publish, then OK in the pop up window.
    The publish process will start. The pop up window shows logs that you can refresh to follow the publish progress.

What to do next

Make sure your publication is visible by checking the value of the Dynamic Delivery Remote Status output format property. When the publication is selected in the Web Client, you can find this property in the properties of the output format (select the checkbox at the right of the output format for the appropriate publication version, then Properties in the right-hand menu).

If the value is Online, your publication is visible, if it is Offline, it is not visible. After changing this property, you must re-publish the publication to put it into effect.

You can also use this property to hide your publication if you are currently making significant changes.