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rob.nisbet-sanlam - 5/21/2012 4:37:07 AM

Using workflow and staging together

Hi,

We use staging where content editors log in and change content on our development site. When complete the user asks me to promote the change live, I then find the change in the content staging area and synchronise with the live site.

I would like to improve this process and use worlflow, possibly with an approval step by a manager, but mostly I am wondering if there is a way to identify changes that have been submitted using workflow, so that I can identify the changes requiring synchronisation better. Is there a way of automating content staging synchronisation via workflow, for instance if an approval is given to a change, it automatically synchronises ?
If this isnt available in v4.1, is there something like this in a more recent version of Kentico?
Thanks
Rob

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kentico_helenag - 5/21/2012 6:43:29 AM

RE:Using workflow and staging together

Hi Rob,

You can create a custom handler which will synchronize the documents by API (Synchronization using API) when someone publishes a document in the current version (6.0). See here: Event handlers for more details about a custom workflow handler. It is also possible to implement this in version 4.1:
http://devnet.kentico.com/docs/4_1/devguide/using_api_to_synchronize_documents.htm
http://devnet.kentico.com/docs/4_1/devguide/workflow_handler.htm

It is also possible to set up the notifications e-mail about publishing and when a document is published, you can access the CMSDesk and synchronize it manually.

Version 7 will have a new feature - Advanced workflows - there will be an easier way how to implement it. It will support custom actions for particular workflow steps.

Best regards,
Helena Grulichova


Member	rob.nisbet-sanlam - 5/21/2012 7:18:09 AM RE:Using workflow and staging together OK thats great, thanks Helena

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