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Publishing a draft as a new version of an existing flow definition

If you opened an existing flow definition from the Catalog as a draft, you have the option to publish your updates as a new version of the source flow definition.

  • Make sure that you have DFDeveloper permission to perform this task. For information on account and resource roles, see DataFlow Authorization.
  • Make sure you have DFCatalogAdmin permission to perform this task. For information on account and resource roles, see DataFlow Authorization.
  • You have created a draft from an existing flow definition in CDF Flow Designer.
  1. When you publish your draft as a new version of an existing flow definition, you have two options: publishing from the Flow Design Canvas view, and publishing from the All Workspace Drafts view.
    1. In the Flow Design Canvas view, click Flow Options > Publish To Catalog > Publish.
    1. In the All Workspace Drafts view, click on the right of the row representing the draft you want to publish.
    2. Select Publish
  2. Optional: Provide Version Comments in the Publish A New Version box.
    When publishing a new version to an existing flow definition, you cannot modify the Flow Name or Flow Description.
  3. Click Publish.
Your draft is published to the Catalog as a new version of the source flow definition.