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Publication output status list

The statuses that a publication output can have are listed and described.

StatusDescription
To Be PublishedThe publication output was defined but rendering was not initiated yet.
PendingThe publishing process was initiated.

The server that processes these jobs is busy processing other jobs. The job is processed when possible.

Unpublish PendingThe unpublishing process was initiated.

The server that processes these jobs is busy processing other jobs. The job is processed when possible.

PublishingThe rendering of the publication is being done on the server.
UnpublishingThe unpublishing of the publication is being done on the server.
ReleasedThe publication output was released. No changes to the content of the publication can be made anymore.
Release CandidateThe content that was rendered was processed without any issues.

This means that all objects were present and released, that no invalid links, hyperlinks, conref links etc. were found, and that the publication output can be released. Objects include libraries and all exported resolutions for images.

Deploying Release CandidateThe same as Release Candidate, for as long as the publish process has not completed. This status is seen only when you publish to the Dynamic Delivery output format.
DraftThe content that was rendered was not processed without issues. This can mean, for example:
  • items included that are not yet released
  • items that were included are not present at all
  • the images are not all present in the requested resolution

The publish report lists all issues that were found during the publishing process.

Deploying DraftThe same as Draft, for as long as the publish process has not completed. This status is seen only when you publish to the Dynamic Delivery output format.
FailedThe publishing process was terminated due to a fatal error while rendering.
Unpublish FailedA fatal error terminated the unpublishing process.
CancelledThe publishing or unpublishing process was stopped by the user before it was completed.

Unpublishing can be cancelled only during the unpublish pending phase.

Out-of-dateIndicates that one or several of the following have changed after the last time publishing was executed:
  • Resources have been added to or removed from the publication.
  • The publication's root map have been added, replaced or removed.
  • A property of the publication object's version have been changed.
  • Any property of the specific output other than Status, Review end date and customer-specific fields have been changed.

Since the current content of the output is not up-to-date the output should be published again.