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.

Package Settings

Basic Information

• Name - Name of the package
• Version - Version number of the package.

  The value can be set to whatever you like.

  The default value is an auto-incrementing dot-version:

  • If the current Package version is "1", the default will be "1.1".
  • If the current version is "1.1", the default will be "1.2", and so on
  • 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.

  Version notes appear in the package's Revision Details.

  They are also shown to installers, when they are doing a direct online install--for example, from the Community Marketplace.

  The notes are not included in the archive, so they are not shown when installing from a file.

  (The notes should be copied to the email or web page that includes the file, along with any other information the installer needs to know.)

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.