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Deploy Content is a CV ecommerce multisite content management feature. It can also be used with Content Lock to remotely send locked content to target sites. Implementation requires consultation with Commerce Vision. Source and target sites must be on the same version (min. 2022.3).
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Overview
The Deploy Content feature allows remote management and source control of specific content on one or more sites in your organisation. The Administrator and Content Administrator roles can select destinations ('target sites') and copy over' content while in the CMS of their own site ('source site'). NOTE - For successful deployment, source and target sites must be on the same version.
About Deployable Content
When you deploy content, you're copying over one or more saved data objects ('items') from the site you're on to another site. A deployable content type is just a content data group that you can use with this feature. Of course, not all content can be deployed. We've identified those content data groups that multisite organisations often want to reuse on their different sites. In general, all deployable content types contain propriety data - created by, for or are otherwise meaningful to your organisation in some way.
Deployable content types are almost always structured and accessed via the CMS navigation menu. Here, they are highlighted in yellow. (NOTE - Not all submenu items are deployable.)
Lockable Content
A content type also has another feature variable. Its data items can either be lockable or non-lockable. Lockable Items are deployed in locked status so that they cannot be edited or deleted on a target site - by any CMS user. Lockable content types typically contain data that a source site wants to maintain control of. Other content types are non-lockable. This means the source site can deploy content that CMS users on target sites can edit and/or delete.
Lockable Items
These content types contain lockable items. when Content Lock is enabled AND the item is in locked status.
NOTE - If a locked item is deployed on a Content Lock feature disabled target site, it will not be locked and can be edited or deleted by target site users (if their role usually allows it for the content type).
Non-lockable Items
For more on content locking, see: Content Lock.
What Can Be Deployed?
When Deploy Content is available for a page or content item, the Deploy button displays on the top right of the page or on the object's Options menu. In general, the Deploy button at the top allows multiple data types and items to be selected for a deployment. Clicking Deploy on an item's menu is usually limited to deployment of only that item.
Example: deploying in Category Maintenance
(1) Clicking the Deploy button allows you to select more than one category for a deployment instance.
(2) Clicking Deploy on a category's Options menu (2), e.g., 'Sports & Outdoors', will only deploy that category's data.
On this page:
Deployment Rules
Deployment rules are there to maintain content integrity on target sites.
- Deployment will be cancelled if a content item is not found.
- Deployment will fail if the item is in draft mode (if Page Preview is on).
Deployment Process
Regardless of content type, the deployment process is completed using the Deploy popup. This opens on selecting the Deploy button or the Deploy menu item. NOTE - The popup will not open if you attempt to deploy an 'unlocked' lockable item.
Deployment Steps
1 - Select the data type(s) and item(s) to deploy. | Step-by-step |
| 1. Toggle ON each data type you want to deploy. 2. Toggle ON each item to deploy. (Not all content types have the item level.) 3. Click Next. |
2 - Select target site(s). | Step-by-step |
| 1. Toggle ON one or more destination site(s) to deploy to. 2. Click Next. |
3 - Check data items and target site(s) are correct. | Step-by-step |
| 1. Review the data and destination site summary. 2. To proceed with deploytment, click Deploy. |
4 - Check deployment results. | Step-by-step |
The deployment steps are complete when all four steps are done.
| Click the link to view deployment results for errors and other messages. You can always view a deployment results in the Content Deployment Log.
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Administrator Functions
Enable/disable Deploy Content
- In the CMS, go to Settings → Settings → Content → Deploy Content.
- Click Configure.
- Toggle ON/OFF Destination Sites.
- When enabled, Deploy buttons or links will display for deployable item. (NOTE - For Role and menu deployment, see: Deploy Role and menus.)
Deploy disabled Deploy enabled
- The Content Deployment Log will also be available on the Advanced Content menu. See: View Deployment Log.
Add Target Sites
Sites that share an organisation Id are treated as being in the same network. You may not always want all networked sites to be selectable for the Deploy Content feature. Target sites can be enabled and disabled in Feature Settings.
To enable a site to be selectable as a target site:
- Go to Settings → Settings → Content → Linked Sites.
- Click Configure.
- Scroll down to the Target Sites section.
- Toggle on one or more sites from the available sites.
- Click Save.
Deploying Lockable Items
A lockable item must be in locked status to be deployable. If the source site has the Page Preview feature enabled and an item is deployed in draft mode, deployment will fail.
- Go to the locked item.
- Click the Deploy button. NOTE - If there is no Deploy button, no data item is ready to deploy. If there is a Deploy button but does not work, there is no locked deployable item.
- In the Deploy popup, select individual items to deploy or toggle Select All.
- Click the Next button.
- Select one or more available target sites.
- Click Next.
- Check the summary of items to be deployed.
- To confirm deployment, click Deploy.
- Check the deployment results. NOTE - If deploying to multiple target sites, check the Content Deployment Log for individual site results.
- To check deployment results, click the link. For a guide to a deployment record, see: View Content Deployment Log.
Deploying Non-lockable Items
To deploy a non-lockable item:
- In the CMS, go to Settings → Settings → Content → Deploy Content.
- Click Configure.
- In Linked Sites Feature Settings, toggle ON the content type(s) you want to deploy. NOTE - Non-lockable content types do not have the word 'locks'.
- Click Save.
Deploying Role Settings
Role settings changes are deployed from the Deploy Content Feature Settings page.
To deploy Role settings:
- In the CMS, go to Settings → Settings → Content → Deploy Content.
- Click Configure.
- In Deploy Sites Feature Settings, toggle ON Role.
- Click Save.
- To open the Deploy modal, click the Deploy button next to Role.
Viewing Deployment History & Results
To check deployment results:
- In the CMS, go to Content → Advanced Content → Content Deployment Log.
- Use the Search tool to find the deployment instance.
- Click Edit for the deployment instance you want to view.
Additional Information
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| Self Configurable |
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| Business Function |
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| BPD Only? |
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| B2B/B2C/Both |
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| Third Party Costs |
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