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),
Click the "X" on the current Link (in this example, "celia"),
Type in a new Link (if what you type does not exist you will be asked to create one, assuming you have permission),
Selecting the new Link will finish the edit
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)
Select the new Type by clicking it. You may use the scroll bar on the right if the list is too large.
The new Type is now selected.
To Republish
The Desktop app 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.
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. Note that the Republish command (or any other Artist Anywhere tools) will not appear if the Desktop 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".
Ingest Queue Processing
The Ingest Queue application must now be running on an Ingest machine (or any other computer that can see the file storage.
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.
When complete, each file will be renamed and/or copied as appropriate.
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