Updating a content version

Caution: 
As stated before, if you have made customizations to pages or components in your existing content, you should first make this update in a test environment. You must ensure that the customizations work with the new content in a test portal, before activating the content in a production portal. Also see Comparing content versions for an update.

Also, the content version update may prompt you to update schema, which is a non-reversible operation. Before updating the content version, make sure you have a backup for the database associated with your LocalDataStore data source. If any problems occur, you can use the backup to restore the database.

  1. Download the new portal content ISO file and open it with Windows Explorer.
  2. In the Farm Manager, select Farm Configuration > Content Versions.
  3. Click Import.
  4. Find and select the new content version .zip file and click Open. A message is displayed after the content version is successfully imported.
  5. Launch the Portal Manager for the desired portal (test or production) and select Portal Configuration > Content Activations.
  6. Perform one of these steps:
    • If the originator for the new content version is the same as before, click in the Version column next to the originator for updated content and select the new version.
    • If the originator is new, follow these steps:
      1. Select the Active check box next to the features that apply to the current portal.
  7. Click Save.
  8. If you are prompted to update schema, click Yes. Select the applicable check boxes and click OK.
  9. Sign in to the portal website and validate personalizations and customizations.
  10. For each portal that should be updated, repeat steps 5 – 9.