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Publishing Management
Managing the publishing of objects requires you to determine several things. You must know when an object is ready for publishing and who can publish it. It is important to understand what it means to publish an object and what it takes to trigger the transfer of data.
The definition of a published object differs depending on the business process that is required to support product development. After defining a published object various capabilities are provided to support the publishing process.
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If Windchill MPMLink is installed additional objects and personas would be included in the process flow.