Perform the following steps to stage your project:
Select the build configuration that you want to use. For example, select Release for production testing. Refer to Build Configurations for more information.
Edit the Web.config file to change any settings from debug settings to production settings. For example, change the debug attribute on the compilation tag to False.
In Solution Explorer, right-click the presentation project, and click Stage to ClearPath ePortal Platform.
In the Stage to ClearPath ePortal Platform dialog box, type the name of the staged project, in the Stage As box,
In the Version box, enter the version number of the presentation project.
Note: By default, the Support multiple version staging for this application check box is selected and the Version box is disabled. Only if you clear the Support multiple version staging for this application check box, you can enter the version number in the Version box.
Ensure that the PC has a mapped connection to the APPLIANCES share on the ClearPath server on which you want to stage the project. If the PC is already mapped to the APPLIANCES share on the appropriate ClearPath server, select Use Existing Connection. If the PC does not already have a mapped connection to the APPLIANCES share on the appropriate ClearPath server, do the following:
Select New Connection.
In the Server Name box, type the DNS name of the ClearPath server on which the server part of the ePortal software is installed. In the User Name box, type a valid ClearPath user ID.
Notes:
For an MCP server, ensure that the user ID has a GROUPCODE file attribute value of EPORTALSTUDIO or EPORTALDEVELOPER.
For OS 2200 server, ensure that the usercode has an EPDACR Access Control Record(ACR) set. Refer to the ePortal Platform Generation 5 Planning and Implementation Guide for more information.
In the Password box, type the password for the user ID you entered above.
Optionally, in the Domain box, type the domain name on which the ClearPath server resides.
Under Log Options, specify the details for log levels and event threshold if required. For more information on the log levels and event threshold, refer to Logging Errors and Tracing.
Click Edit ePortal Application Properties and review the ePortal data source project settings and the ePortal presentation project settings. Make any needed changes to these settings. Refer to ePortal Application Configuration Property Values for information.
If you want to stage multiple versions of the project, select Support multiple version staging for this application, click Next, skip step 5, and perform the following. If you do not want to stage multiple versions, deselect this option, and perform step 5.
Indicate the version number of the presentation project. You can see the version number in ClearPath ePortal Manager. If you want ePortal Developer to assign a number to the version, select Generate version number base on the staged applications. If this version is the first version of the application, the assigned number is 1.0.0.0. If this version is not the first version of the application, the assigned number is one greater than the version number of the most recent version. If you want assign a specific number to the version, select Create version number and enter the number in the Version box.
In the Description box, enter any version information that might help you manage the multiple versions of the application. You can see this description in ClearPath ePortal Manager. For example, if you are staging a test version that you will deploy only to a test server, you can enter "Test version" in the Description box.
Click Stage to stage the application. ePortal Developer copies the application files for the presentation project to the server.
To check the status of the staging process
On the View menu, click Output. The Output pane appears and status information is listed as the process progresses.