Working with Deployment Packages

What is a Deployment Package

A deployment package provides a quick way of repeating a deployment of the same application. If you know that you will be deploying an application over and over, you can save time by saving the list of deployed files as a deployment package, and then deploying this.

A Deployment Package can be created in two ways:

Right clicking in the tree and selecting New > Deployment Package
By saving a deployment as a Deployment Package when using the Deployment Wizard. This option is available on the last page of the wizard.

One click deployment

When a package is deployed to a specific server, it is also added to the quick deploy toolbar – this is towards the top of the designer window on the right-hand side. The most recent deployment can be re-executed by clicking on the icon, or you can select from a list of the most recent deployments.

Recent deployments can be removed from the list using the Deployment tab of Designer Preferences.

Maintaining Deployment Packages

A deployment package is just a list of entities or server configuration files that are to be deployed. You can also select entire folders and projects.

This shows which entities and/or configuration files are to be deployed. Make selections using the left-hand panel, the right-hand panel shows what is selected, use the arrow buttons to move items between the panels. When folders or projects are selected, all entities contained in these folders/projects are deployed - the list of files is not fixed, it is re-evaluated each time the package is deployed

Include Associated Entities: when checked, any additional entities associated with any of the selections are automatically included in the selection e.g. if you have selected a form, this ensures that all other entities required to run the form are included. When this option is selected, the list of files to be deployed is not fixed – it is re-evaluated each time the package is deployed.

View all selections: click this button to see a complete list of entities and server configuration files to be deployed. This is useful when you have selected a project or one or more folders or when the Include Associated Entities option is selected.

Deploy Package: click this icon on the toolbar to open the Deployment Wizard dialog.