Publish a Package

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.

Publishing a Package

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 below.
4. Click [Publish] to begin the publishing process.

Settings:

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", and so on The value can be changed to whatever you like. After publication, the value is displayed as the version number in the Package object. (The Package object stores version numbers and notes for the last five versions.)
Version Notes	Notes about the package. These notes appear in the revision list for the package.

Installation Options

This section appears 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.