A published Interaction is stored on the Interaction Server. Published Interactions can be viewed by other designers, and retrieved from the server for testing and editing purposes.

Pre-publishing Guidelines

Before publishing an Interaction, verify that the following conditions are met:

•The Interaction has a designated Start element. The Start element represents the logical starting point on the Interaction, and is the first item presented to a user running the Interaction.

To designate an element as the Start element, right-click on the element, and select Set as start element.

•The location to which Interactions are published are configured in the Settings dialog (accessed from the Options menu). For details, refer to Configuring Server Settings.

Publishing Guidelines

The following rules apply when publishing:

•If another designer has an editing lock on the Interaction, the Interaction cannot be published.

•If you attempt to publish a version of the Interaction that already exists, the system generates a warning that the version is already on the server. If the publish is required (e.g., because a previous publishing attempt failed), the system will allow you to proceed.

•It is not possible to publish an Interaction with the same Version ID as an Interaction that is already approved (for the account). This prevents designers from replacing a version that is live and available to users.