Releases
Releases are non-editable copies, or snapshots, of maps or topics with all dependencies at their current state.
Depending on your CCMS configuration, some operations may be restricted to Administrators and users with specific permissions.
The Releases tab enables you to:
- Create new releases
- Deprecate releases
- Localize releases
- Branch releases
- Download releases
- Publish releases
- Preview releases
Guidelines
Keep these guidelines in mind when working with releases:
- Before creating a release, check the content for errors. You can do that by publishing your content and verifying what the output looks like.
- Establish a naming convention for releases. Once you create a release, you cannot change its name.
- The resources in releases do not count against your content object limits.
Create a Release
You can create a release of a map or a topic to archive the content in its current state.
Deprecate and Restore a Release
Localize a Release
- Release a map or a topic. See Create a Release.Remember:
You must use DITA maps and not standalone DITA topics to localize content.
Branch a Release
You can branch released content to edit it.
Merge a Release into a Branch
You can merge released content into a new or an existing branch.
Overwrite a Branch with a Release
You can overwrite a branch with released content.
Download a Release
You can download the source files of the released content.
Publish a Release
You can publish released content.
View a Release
You can preview the archived versions of your content by viewing a release.