Publishing a Configuration Folder 

Use

When you publish a folder, it is frozen for changes. At the same time an XML file is generated with which it is possible to send folder objects via the Internet. It is also used to save data on the participant’s PC. All the participants, who have been notified, can then access the published folder (at the same time if necessary) and download it to their PCs.

Prerequisites

You have created a new configuration folder, assigned it a controlled object, and selected substructures of the controlled object.

Procedure

  1. Choose .

The Effectivity dialog box appears.
  1. Enter a validity date and select a CEP scenario. Choose .

    2. The system generates your controlled object as an XML file.

  2. If documents exist, the Select Original Application Files dialog box appears.

You can select which of the original application files attached to documents should be saved with XML file. If necessary, a signifies that an original application file does not exist in document storage (KPRO). These original application files are not taken into account when the XML file is generated.

After you have selected all the required files, choose Continue.

Result

The folder is published and is now displayed in the Object screen area as XML configuration folder with all the assigned objects. The next step is to notify the participants by e-mail. The participants can then download the published folder from the server specified by the URL in the e-mail. See Notifying Participants