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Lock and Deploy Content are two Commerce Vision's multisite features. Implementation requires consultation with Commerce Vision. Deploying and destination sites must be on the same version (min. 2022.2). 

Overview

For multisite control, CMS Administrators on a deploying site can enable Campaign Lock. This allows campaigns to be locked. Once locked, a campaign can be  deployed to destination sites. CMS users on destination sites will not be able to edit or delete locked deployed campaigns. NOTE - To allow editing on the destination site, a locked campaign can be unlocked on the deployment site. When the campaign is next deployed, the unlocked status is also deployed.  


Use case: CV Franchise HQ is launching a nationwide sales campaign to promote a specific set of products for the month of October. It wants the campaign promoted on the homepage of all franchisee sites. With Campaign Lock enabled, the CMS Content Manager can create the campaign on the deploying site, lock it, then deploy the campaign and other required content to the destination site(s). 


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Related Content

Remember that apart from the campaign itself, other content objects need to be in place on a destination site for the campaign to display properly. 

Supporting content objects for a campaign required include:

  • the page that displays the campaign
  • on that page, a campaign slider widget to render the campaign (locked)
  • products promoted in the campaign.

These may need to be created, configured and/or deployed.

See: Campaigns

What is Deployable? 

You can only deploy a whole campaign. The campaign can be new or already on the destination site. If the campaign already exists, any campaign data changes will be copied over.   

A campaign must initially be locked to be selectable for deployment. After the first deployment instance, a campaign can be locked or unlocked.    

Campaign Data

To deploy campaign data, the campaign must be locked. No data is deployed when the campaign is unlocked.

Deployable data include:

    • campaign details (description, start/end dates)
    • campaign page SEO details
    • products for the campaign
    • change in locked/unlocked status of the campaign  


Campaign Products

When a campaign was created, included products from the deploying site's global catalogue were added. These are the promoted products in a campaign  

If a product is unavailable on the destination site, deployment will still be flagged 'successful'.

  • If a product code exists on the destination site but is 'inactive', the product is added to the campaign. Just like any inactive product, the campaign will not display that product.
  • If a product code does not exist on the destination site, the deployment log entry will add a note that one or more products could not added to the copied over campaign.

   


Campaign Locked/Unlocked Status

To change the status of a campaign from locked to unlocked on a destination site, unlock the campaign on the deploying site, then deploy the campaign. The unlocked status will be copied over. NOTE - When an unlocked campaign is deployed, no campaign data are copied over.


To relock a campaign on the destination site, lock the campaign on the deploying site, then deploy. The locked status and any data changes are copied over.


Lock/Unlock a Campaign  

When Content Lock is enabled in CMS Feature Settings. a lock toggle displays on a campaign or at the top of an Edit Campaign page. Just toggle ON/OFF to lock and unlock a campaign.

Unlocked campaign

Locked campaign

Locked campaigns on destination sites 

In the CMS on a destination site, users can view a deployed campaign's details but cannot unlock it for editing or deleting.


Enable Deploy Campaigns

To enable Deploy Campaigns:

  1. Go to Settings → Settings → Feature Management → Deploy Content.

  2. Click Configure.
  3. Enable Campaign Lock. 


  4. Click Save.


Deploy a Campaign

  1. Go to E-Commerce → Campaigns & Promotions → Campaigns.

  2. On the Campaigns page, make sure the campaign(s) to deploy are locked, then click Deploy at the top of the page. 
     

  3. In the Deploy modal, select one or more deployable campaigns.
  4. Click Next.

  1. Select valid site(s) to deploy the campaign(s) to.


  2. Click Next.

  3. Review the deployment details, then click Deploy.

  4. On the next screen, check whether deployment to each site was successful or failed.



    1. Successful: Click the link to go to the Deployment Log. TIP: Even though the deployment instance is successful, the system may have detected other issues, such as the unavailability of products for the campaign.

      A completely successful deployment:

      Unavailability of products on destination site message:



Additional Information


Minimum Version Requirements


4.38

Prerequisites



Self Configurable


No

Business Function


Content

BPD Only?


Yes

B2B/B2C/Both


B2B

Third Party Costs


n/a

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