Releasing objects (standard sequence)
In all FirstSpirit projects that carry out a release check, objects (such as pages and media) must be released after they have been created as new objects or have been changed. The release of objects in SiteArchitect is carried out by a workflow. The “Request release” workflow is intended to ensure that a new article or contribution created by the editor or a change to the existing content is subjected to a check before “live transmission”. Editors can use the standard FirstSpirit workflow “Request release”, which is described step by step in the following. However, the release process described here can vary depending on which workflows are already established in the company or are to be established. A workflow can be started for all FirstSpirit objects. The user should have the permissions required to execute this workflow.
A release must be requested if
- an object has been newly added or
- an object has been changed.
The object then has the “changed” stats and is identified by red lettering in the tree structure in the left-hand side of the window. There are different options with which you can “Request release”: