Prepare to Publish
Prepare to publish is an optional but recommended step in the publishing process. It is a flexible function that enables you to prepare your assembly for publishing as follows:
- It ensures that you have all the files, renditions, and extractions that will be necessary for a successful publish.
- It updates data used in queries so you can see predicted issues.
- It refreshes your volume and page count information to ensure that your page number variables resolve correctly.
Note: When using variables for tab text, certain variables cannot be used as they will not resolve: element number, element name, element title. Instead, it is recommended that you use the leaf number, leaf name, minor division number, and minor division name variables to represent the current tab location. If you use minor division variables, be sure to verify that minor divisions have been appropriately assigned to folders in the current assembly, or they will not resolve correctly and may cause previews to fail.
Before you publish a submission, be sure that:
- All required fields are completed.
- All output filenames on leafs are completed.
- Leaf names are unique within an output folder.
- Reference leaf elements point to leaf elements that are not empty.
- eCTD Definition Files are defined in the Publication Settings.
- For paper output, at least one volume was created.
- For paper or electronic output, at least one document is assigned.
Failure to verify any of these items may result in a failed publish.