HP VAN SDN Controller Software Products manual Publishing a new version of your application

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5 Publishing a new version of your application

5.1 Choosing an update method

You can publish a new version of your application in different ways:

•By submitting the new version of the application as a new catalog item.

•By updating the existing catalog item for the application.

If you publish each version of your application as a new catalog item:

•You can have several application versions available for customers to download.

•You can manage each application version individually, including suspending access to its catalog item.

If you update an existing catalog item:

•Older versions are hidden from the App Store when you update the existing catalog item.

•The updated version does not appear in the App Store until it is released by the SDN Alliances Team.

•Although you can download earlier versions using the management portal, earlier versions are no longer available to customers.

•You can make updates or catalog item information changes to the latest version of the catalog item only:

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You can not suspend access individual versions of catalog items.

You can not edit catalog item information for older versions of catalog items.

5.2 Updating an existing catalog item with a new file version

You make these changes using the Update action.

IMPORTANT: When you update a catalog item, the older version of that item is hidden from the App Store when you submit the update. The updated version does not appear in the App Store until it is released by the SDN Alliances Team.

When you update or edit a catalog item, ensure that you send an email notification to the SDN Alliances Team.

1.Log on to the management portal (see “Log in to the management portal” (page 9)).

2.Click Catalog Items.

The Catalog Item Management – Completed page is displayed.

3.Select the catalog item you want to change and click the icon in the Actions column.

If there are multiple versions, all the versions are displayed. Select the highest version and click the icon in the Actions column.

The Item Details dialog box is displayed.

4.Click Edit.

The Catalog Item Management dialog box is displayed. The file name of the current version is displayed as the value for Item File.

5.Drag and drop the new file in the Drop files here box under Update Item Version. After the file uploads, the dialog box prompts you to enter the Item Version.

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Contents HP SDN App Store Submittal Guide Warranty Contents Requirements for applications File format, content, and sizeNaming requirements for zip files Use of encryption technologies Application and zip file signingIcon requirements Application validation requirements Screenshot requirementsApplication validation requirements Pre-submittal checklistRequest a Developer account Obtain a Developer accountSubmitting an application to the App Store That describes the application Ready for Release item-title item-version Changing catalog information about a published application Publishing a new version of your application Choosing an update methodUpdating an existing catalog item with a new file version Publishing a new version of your application Suspending access to a published application Re-publishing a suspended catalog item Documentation feedback
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