Publishing Tool Catalogs

Use the Publish Catalog feature to make tool catalogs available for use by multiple users on a network. You can move and copy catalogs or make them available from their current location. The feature handles dependent file paths during the publish catalog operation.

1. Right-click the tool catalog you want to publish and click Publish<catalog_name>.
2. In the Step 1 of 4 page of the Publish Tool Catalog dialog box, do one of the following:

   If you want to…	Then…
   Move the catalog to a new location when publishing it	Click Move It To A New Location.
   Copy the catalog to a different location	Click Copy To Another Location.
   Publish the catalog from its current location	Click Leave It In Its Current Location.

3. Click Next.

   If you are moving or copying the catalog, you are prompted to specify the destination location. If you are publishing the catalog from its current location, you are not prompted for a destination location, and go directly to the Step 3 Of 4 page of the Publish Tool Catalog dialog box.

4. In the Step 2 Of 4 page, specify the location to which you will move or copy the tool catalog.

   Enter a path, or click [...] to navigate to the destination location. You can specify an existing location or create a new folder.

5. Click Next.
6. In the Step 3 Of 4 page of the Publish Tool Catalog dialog box, specify the location where any dependent files are located.

   Enter a path or click [...] to navigate to the destination location. You can specify an existing location or create a new folder.

   Dependent files contain information referenced by the tools, for example, style information. These files must be accessible to users who will use the published catalog. If you select the option Automatically move (or copy) tool dependent files into the above folder to be referenced by the publish catalog, the feature attempts to copy all of the dependent files referenced in the catalog to the dependent file location you specify. If you do not select this option, you must verify that the files are already present in the dependent location. If you select the option Report Invalid Catalog References, the feature generates a report about any dependent files it cannot locate.

7. To have the publish catalog feature move (or copy) dependent files, click Automatically move (or copy) tool dependent files into the above folder to be referenced by the publish catalog.
8. Click Report Invalid Catalog References to generate an HTML file containing any dependent files that were not found, then click Next.
9. In the Step 4 Of 4 page of the Publish Tool Catalog dialog box, do one of the following:

   If users will…	Then…
   Access the catalog directly from the network location you specify	Click Directly from the location Provided.
   Access the catalog from an alternate or aliased location	Click From an http:// site or mapped drive, and enter the location name.

10. To make the catalog read-only, select Set Items In Catalog To Be Read-only.
11. To prevent catalog items from refreshing when they are dropped in the workspace, select Set Items In Catalog To Not Be Refreshable When Drag/Dropped Into The Workspace, and click Finish.