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Setting up Publication Targets

A Publication Target defines the information required to publish content. The Transport Service (the publishing engine) uses this information when it creates its Transport Package to send to the destination.

Procedure

  1. Access the Content Manager Explorer Web site as an administrator user and select Administration at bottom left. In the Administration tree that appears on the left, navigate to Publication Management > Publication Targets.
  2. Now do one of the following:
    • In the Administration tab of the Ribbon toolbar, click Publication Targets and select New Publication Target from the dropdown menu.
    • Right-click an empty location in the content area and from the context menu that opens, select New > Publication Target.
  3. On the General tab, fill in the following fields:
    Name
    A unique name for this Publication Target
    Description
    A description of this Publication Target.

    Leave the other settings set to their default values.

  4. In the Destinations area, click Add to add a Content Delivery server. In the area on the right, specify the following:
    Destination Name
    A unique name by which you can identify this Content Delivery server.
    Protocol

    A transport protocol to use for publishing content to this Content Delivery server. Selecting a transport protocol reveals the parameters for that protocol. Fill in the transport protocol parameters according to the following tables:

    For FTP, set the following parameters:

    ParameterDescription
    HostThe IP address or host name of the FTP server
    PortThe port number of the FTP server
    UserNameA user name to authenticate against the FTP server
    PasswordA password to authenticate against the FTP server
    LocationThe path to which the FTP Sender copies its Transport Package. This path is relative to the FTP root and should include forward slashes ’/' at its start and end. For example, to send content to c:\inetpub\ftproot\dest\, fill in /dest/.
    Connection modeThe way in which the Content Manager server connects to the FTP server (Active or Passive). If left blank, defaults to Passive.

    For HTTP(S), set the following parameters:

    ParameterDescription
    LoginThe user name used to access an HTTPS connection. Leave empty for HTTP.
    PasswordThe password used to access an HTTPS connection. Leave empty for HTTP.
    Fully specified URL to upload pageThe Web address of the HTTP(S) server and its file upload location. Start this address with http:// for HTTP transport, with https:// for HTTPS transport.

    Leave the other controls empty.

    For local file system, set the following parameters:

    ParameterDescription
    Location A file system location to which the content will be published.

    For SFTP (FTP over SSH), set the following parameters:

    ParameterDescription
    Hostname for the FTP serverThe IP address or host name of the FTP server
    FTP Port to useThe port number of the FTP server
    FTPUserNameA user name to authenticate against the FTP server
    Password for the FTP serverA password to authenticate against the FTP server
    Path on the FTP serverThe path to which the FTP Sender copies its Transport Package. This path is relative to the FTP root and should include forward slashes ’/' at its start and end. For example, to send content to c:\inetpub\ftproot\dest\, fill in /dest/.
    Hostname for the SSH serverThe IP address or host name of the SSH server
    SSH Port to useThe port number of the SSH server
    SSHUserNameA user name to authenticate against the SSH server
    Password for the SSH serverA password to authenticate against the SSH server
    Connection modeThe way in which the Content Manager server connects to the FTP server (Active or Passive). If left blank, defaults to Passive.

    For SSHFTP (SSH2 using an SFTP subsystem), set the following parameters:

    ParameterDescription
    HostnameThe IP address or host name of the SSH server
    SSH Port(optional) The port number of the SSH server (defaults to 22)
    LocationThe path to which the SSHFTP Sender copies its Transport Package. This path is relative to the SSH server root and should include forward slashes ’/' at its start and end. For example, to send content to c:\inetpub\sshroot\dest\, fill in /dest/.
    UserNameA user name to authenticate against the SSH server
    Password(optional) A password to authenticate against the SSH server. Not needed if you use a private key.
    Private key file(optional) The full path and filename of a file containing the private key used to access the SSH server. This file must be located on the Content Manager machine. Not needed if you use a password.
  5. Click Add again to add more Content Delivery servers.
  6. Select the Publication tab and do the following:
    • To specify the Publications from which you want to allow content to be published to this Publication Target, add Publications from the Available Publications to the Allowed Publications.
    • To make this Publication Target part of a Target Type, add the Target Type from the Available Target Types to the Allowed Target Types.
    To move an item from the list on the left to the list on the right, double-click the item on the left or select it and click Add. For the reverse, double-click the item on the right or select it and click Remove.
  7. Click Save and Close to create the Publication Target.

Results

The New Publication Target window closes and the new Publication Target appears in the list in the main content area.