# Republish (Beta)
The **Republish** tool is designed to assist when needing to rename, re-link, or re-type a Version and its files. It requires the Desktop app to be running and may be run on either a Version, multiple Versions, or a Playlist of Versions. It takes changes made to Versions and creates a Delivery of type Republish which is processed by the Ingest Queue, and copies files into new locations.
## The Republishing Process
The Republish tool assumes that the changes you wish to make to the Versions have already happened by the time you run it. In order to update information on a Version first, follow the instructions below.
### To Change a Version
* You can **rename** a Version by:
* Hovering over the **Version Name** cell,
* Clicking the **pencil** icon or double-clicking,
* Typing in a new name. When complete, hit Return or Tab to accept the change.
* You can **re-Link** a Version by editing the Link field on a Version:
* Hovering over the **Link** cell and clicking the **pencil** (or double-click the name),\
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* Click the "X" on the current Link (in this example, "celia"),\
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* Type in a new Link (if what you type does not exist you will be asked to create one, assuming you have permission),\
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* Selecting the new Link will finish the edit\
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* You may also change the **Type** on the Version. *Note: if the Version's Type is used in the path of the file(s), you must Republish in order to change the Type folder*. To change the Version's Type:
* Hover over the Version's **Type** field until you see the **three horizontal bars** (aka hamburger menu), and click it (or double-click the name)\
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* **Select** the new Type by **clicking** it. You may use the scroll bar on the right if the list is too large.\
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* The new Type is now selected.\
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### To Republish
The [Desktop app](/artist-anywhere/i-o-tools/flow-production-tracking-desktop.md) must be running in order to see the Republish tool in the Flow Production Tracking website. To install the Desktop app, please follow the directions [here](/artist-anywhere/i-o-tools/flow-production-tracking-desktop.md).
* You must **select** the **Version** or Versions you wish to Republish. This is done by hovering over a single Version, or clicking one and shift-clicking a second one to select a group, command-clicking a series of individual Versions, or using the **checkboxes** on the left.
* You may alternatively select one or more **Playlists** which are collections of Versions using the same methods:
* Once you have your Version(s) or Playlist(s) selected, **right-click** or use the **More menu** and choose **Republish.** \
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\&#xNAN;*Note that the Republish command (or any other Artist Anywhere tools) will not appear if the* [*Desktop*](/artist-anywhere/i-o-tools/flow-production-tracking-desktop.md) *app is not running.*
* The Republish tool will then bring up a list of all files to Republish. If your Version includes multiple files, it will list all files (or image sequences).
* It includes three columns:
* **File Name** - this is the **new file name** that will be used after republish
* **Current Published File Path** - the path on disk used by the file **before republish**
* **New Published File Path** - the path on disk which will be used **after republish**
* If a file being Republished is not available, it will show up with an error in the Republish window, like this:
* You then have four buttons to continue:
* **Support** - this button will open this **documentation site**
* **Close** - this button will **close the window** with no changes. The same effect will occur if you click the "X" (Windows or Linux) or red button (Mac)
* **Republish** - this completes the Republish tool itself by creating a **Delivery** (**see below**). *The Files are not moved yet.*
* **Export as CSV** - this will create a **CSV file** on disk which shows the same headers. The app will ask you to name the file on disk and give a success dialog:\
* When the Republish button is selected, it creates a Delivery of type "Republish" with the Status as "Delivered".\
{% hint style="info" %}
You can click the "Jump to FlowPT" link to be takenmay click the "Jump to FlowPT" link to take you directly to the Delivery on FlowPT. To view all the Republish Deliveries, go to the Deliveries page in your FlowPT.\
Note: If your FlowPT does not have a "FlowPT" Delivery Type, it will be a "Vendor Submission"
{% endhint %}
### Ingest Queue Processing
The [Ingest Queue application](/artist-anywhere/i-o-tools/ingest-queue.md) must now be running on an Ingest machine (or any other computer that can see the file storage.\
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The Ingest Queue will treat the Republish with the same priority as Vendor Submissions or Internal Submissions; that is, first come-first served. If you need to delay processing, you can set the Status to N/A and back to "Delivered" when ready to process.
{% hint style="info" %}
If the files cannot be found at the path specified in the "Current Published FilePath" by the Ingest Queue application it will error.
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When complete, each file will be **renamed** and/or **copied** as appropriate.
{% hint style="info" %}
Old folders will not be deleted.
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