Editing or Deleting Channels

To edit the properties of a channel, first find the desired channel in the Channels section using the search function and then click on the name of the channel in the corresponding list entry. On the view page of the channel which appears, click on the Edit button to open the Configuration Management – Channels – Edit form:

Please look up the meaning of the input elements in the section Defining Channels.

Click on OK to accept the changes to the channel properties. The Content Management Server then displays the view page of the channel.

Please note that files can not be committed or released if a channel to which the files are assigned is deleted.

To delete a channel, first find it in the Channels section using the search function and click on the delete button to the right of the list entry. The channel can also be deleted on its view page. To do this, click on the name of the desired channel in the search result and then on the Delete button on its view page. The Content Management Server asks you to confirm the deletion:

The channel is permanently deleted when you click on OK. This causes files, which have not been released, and that are assigned to this channel to become incomplete.