Publishing Target

In Publisher, a Web page is created by publishing a content item. When a content item is published, its property values are combined with a presentation template to create a file. This file is copied through file transfer protocol (FTP) or file transfer to a location specified in the Publishing Target page.

As a Producer (or a user of a higher role), you can publish one content item or one folder at a time, or you can select multiple content items or folders to publish simultaneously.

The Publishing Target dialog box has two tabs.

To configure a preview site, make sure the Preview tab is selected.
To configure a publication site, make sure the Publish tab is selected.

Configuring the Publishing Target

Important: You must clear the Inherit parent folder settings check box (at the bottom of the dialog box) to modify settings on the Preview and Publish pages. If you leave the check box selected, the folder inherits the preview and publish site settings from its parent folder.

Click Finish after you are done configuring the following:

Setting	Description
Transfer files for Publish using	Choose the transfer method. FTP. If you select this option, you must also choose the login type. The transfer path might look like this, for example: `ftp://machinename/wwwroot` File path. Select this option only if the server for the preview site or Web site is accessible through a local drive or a mapped network drive. The transfer path might look like this, for example: `file://localhost/c:/wwwroot.`Or you can use UNC paths if your publishing target is located on a different server. For example: `file:////machinename/wwwroot.` If you chose to transfer files through FTP, you must also choose the login type.
Transfer Path	Type the path to the location.
Use anonymous FTP	This option is available only if you are using FTP. Choose this setting if the target system has a guest account that requires no password.
Log in	This option is available only if you are using FTP. Choose this setting if the target system requires a password. Type a user name and password in the User Name and Password text boxes.
Browser Path	Type the site's full URL (address).
Publish images to a separate location	If you find performance is slower when published images are gatewayed, you can specify a different publishing target for images and publish them to a server outside the gateway space. If you select the Publish images to a separate location check box, you can configure the image's publishing target the same way you would configure the other content types. The following image publishing options display: Transfer using, Transfer Path, Browser Path, and Test Images Publish Target.
Mirror Site Hierarchy	If you want the folder structure of the publish and preview location to match that of the Publisher folder hierarchy, select the check box. Clear the check box if you want a flat structure at the publication site.
Inherit parent folder settings	If you leave the check box selected, the folder inherits the preview and publish site settings from its parent folder. If you clear the check box, you can set the preview and publish site.

Note: To check whether the publishing target works or not, click the Test button. Test Publish Target and Test Images Publish Target appear on the Publish page, and Test Preview Target appears on the Preview page.

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From the Publisher Administration portlet, click Publisher Explorer.
In the table pane, locate the folder for which you want to set the publishing target.
Right-click the folder, and from the context menu, choose Publishing Target.
To configure a preview site, click the Preview tab; to configure a publication site, click the Publish tab.