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Can I specify a shared network directory for all publication exports?

You can post all publication exports to a single, shared location.

Question: Can I specify a network directory for all publication exports so that users can more easily find their output?

  1. Open the background task configuration in a xml editor.
    • The background task configuration is accessible from the Content Manager web client. Select Settings > XML Background Task Settings
    • Copy the configuration temporary to a xml editor

  2. Locate the configuration for the PUBLICATIONEXPORT:
    <handler eventType="PUBLICATIONEXPORT">
    
  3. Enter the location where publications are to be stored.

    This example indicates a shared drive on the publication server:
    <parameter name="exportlocation" type="value">e:\publications\Export\Data</parameter>
    
    This example indicates a path on another server:
    <parameter name="exportlocation" type="value">\\fs2\publications\Export\Data</parameter>
    
  4. Share the folder provided for the exportlocation parameter and provide appropriate permissions so that users have access to the publications
  5. Submit the changed configuration via Settings > XML Background Task Settings