Publish

Publishing a package makes it available for tenants to install. It also makes it possible for the publisher (you) to automatically upgrade local Package Subscribers, using the Deploy option.

The Publish Package option must be enabled by your Service Provider. This feature is disabled by default.

To publish a Package:

1. Follow the instructions to Create a Package, then Add items to the Package.
2. Optionally, click [Edit] to make changes to an existing package before publishing
3. Fill in the package settings (described below)
4. Click [Publish] to begin the publishing process

Basic Information

• Name - Name of the package
• Version - Version number of the package.
  • The default value is an auto-incrementing dot-version.

  If the Package version is "1", the default will be "1.1". If the Package version is "1.1", the default will be "1.2". Etc.

  The value can be changed to whatever you like.

  After publication, it is displayed as the version number in the Package object

  • The Package object stores version numbers and notes for the last five (5) versions.
  • Version Notes - Notes about the package.
    These notes appear in the revision list for the package.

Installation Options

These options appear when the Overwrite Previous Package option has been enabled by the Service Provider.

• Merge with Previous Version - Make additions to installed package items, and add new package items.
• Overwrite Previous Version - Delete installed package items that have been dropped from the package, make additions to previously installed items, and add new items.