Promote a draft

Promoting a draft will create a master copy which then becomes accessible to authorized end-users. A diagram can only be promoted if the diagram has been authorized and is ready for promotion, i.e., it has the status 'Promotion Ready'. Also, the parent diagram must exist in the master (unless this is the first time you are promoting the map).

If the system is configured to use the Batch Server for promoting content, you will be prompted to select when to promote the diagram(s).

Start as soon as possible will send the request to the Batch Server for immediate processing.

Scheduled to start from allows you to schedule when to run the promotion from the Batch Server by choosing defining an appropriate time frame. You must also choose a timezone from the drop-down options.

Overriding Promotion

If there are some diagrams in a map that are not ready for promotion then the Promotion Results dialog will be displayed, listing all diagrams in the current map. You can promote parent diagrams if any child diagrams are not ready for promotion - select the diagrams that you want to promote (and that have the status Promotion Ready), then from the Override menu choose Promote Diagram(s).

Unlocking Drafts

A draft can be unlocked if it is required to be edited again. See Unlocking drafts for more information.

Integrity Checking

Consider running an integrity check before promoting a diagram to ensure that the diagram adheres to best-practice mapping principles.