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Publish a method configuration

The goal of this exercise is to publish the method configuration that we created in an earlier exercise.

  1. Switch to the Authoring perspective if you are not already using it.
  2. Use the configuration selection menu in the main tool bar to select my.basic.configuration if it is not already selected.
  3. In the Library view panel, expand the Configurations folder and double-click my.basic.configuration. The configuration editor opens in the right panel. The Plug-in and Package Selection tab shows the plug-ins and packages within each content plug-in that are included in the configuration. The plug-ins and packages in the configuration can be adjusted by selecting and clearing them in the tree display.
  4. Expand the Custom Categories node in the Configuration view and locate the views associated with this configuration. Make sure that you know how the published site will be laid out.
  5. At the bottom of the configuration editor panel, select the Views tab.
  6. Select the Default view.
  7. One of the views can be selected as the default view by selecting the View and clicking Make Default. The view selected will be the one displayed on top of all others when configuration is published as a Web site.
  8. Close the Configuration editor. You will be prompted to save your changes if you made any.
  9. In the main tool bar, use the Configuration menu and select Publish.
  10. Select my.basic.configuration and click Next.
  11. Step through Publish Method Configuration wizard accepting the defaults and publish the method configuration. You may want to use your own title on the Select publishing options page. It will take a few minutes to generate the Web site. When the generation is complete, the Web browser applet launches, so that you can view the resulting published Web site. Accept the security warnings when the browser launches.
    Note: The published Web site has a richer organization and layout compared to the simpler view of content shown in the Configuration view.
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