Kony Fabric console User Guide: Publish > Synchronous Publish

Synchronous Publish Apps in Kony Fabric Console

When you publish apps, your apps are published to clouds or environments. By default, the asynchronous publishWhen asynchronous publish is initiated, the Publish dialog can be closed and the app publish process continues in the background. Also the user interface (UI) is unblocked, and you can perform other actions in the Console such as creating or modifying other apps and services. is enabled. If you are required to publish apps synchronously, you can enable synchronous publish by adding the parameter sync=true at the end of the Console URL while you are in the Publish page of an app.

For example: https://konyfabric_console/apps/<appid>/publish/services?sync=true

When you enable synchronous publish, the UI in the Console remains blocked until the initiated operation or app publish progress is finished. As the user interface (UI) is blocked, you cannot perform other actions in the Console such as creating or modifying other apps and services.

Note: For on-premises only:

To skip a .war file if you have uploaded it for Web platform under the Manage Client App Assets tab, select the Allow Manual Publish Only check box in the Add a New Environment window.

How to Synchronous Publish an app in Kony Fabric Console

To publish an app synchronously, follow these steps:

From the Applications page, select a desired app.
Click the Publish tab. By default, the Service & Web Client Publish tab is selected and lists clouds or environments configured for the Kony Fabric account. The list also displays the following app status for that cloud or environment.
- Published: An app is published to a cloud or environment. You can unpublish the app, if required.
- Not Published: An app is not published to a cloud or environment. You can publish the app, if required.
- Error: An app is canceled while publishing or unpublishing. You can publish or unpublish the app, if required.
Note: Ensure that you have added services (for example, identity service, integration service, sync service, and messaging service) for your application before publishing.

To publish native client binaries to an EMM Environment, refer to How to Publish Native Client Binaries from Kony Fabric to EMM Environment

To enable synchronous publish, follow these steps:
1. In the Publish page of the app, go to the end of the Console URL, and then add a parameter ‘sync=true’.
  For example:https://mobilefabric_console/apps/<appid>/publish/services?sync=true
2. Press Enter key. The Publish page gets reloaded and enabled for synchronous publishing.
Note: The asynchronous publish feature enables you to unblock the UI while an app publish is in progress.
Under the Select environment to publish, click an environment.
Note: The CONFIGURE & PUBLISH and PUBLISH buttons are dim when you have not selected any environment. When an environment is selected, only then is the CONFIGURE & PUBLISH and PUBLISH buttons are available.
Click the PUBLISH button. The process of publishing the app begins.
After the app is published, the app status changes to Published in the Select environment to publishing section. The Publishing dialog also displays details for published services and primary app key/app secret, secondary app key/app secret, service URL, and Web application URL. For more information, refer to Separate App Key/App Secret for Native and Web Channels.
Note: You can also publish an app via API. For more details, refer to Continuous Integration - Publish an app via API

How to Synchronous Unpublish an App in Kony Fabric Console

Unpublishing an app allows you to modify, unlink, or delete a service. During the time an app is unpublished, the end users cannot access the app.

To unpublish an app synchronously, follow these steps:

In the Applications page, click an app. The application details page displays.
Click the Publish tab. By default, the Service & Web Client Publish tab is selected and lists clouds or environments configured for the Kony Fabric account.
To enable synchronous unpublish in the Publish tab, follow these steps:
1. In the Publish page of the app, go to end of the Console URL, and then add a parameter ‘sync=true’.
  For example:https://mobilefabric_console/apps/<appid>/publish/services?sync=true
2. Press Enter key. The Publish page gets reloaded and enabled for synchronous publishing.
Note: The asynchronous publish feature enables you to unblock the UI while an app publish is in progress.
Under the Select environment to publish, select the environment and then click UNPUBLISH.
Note: When an environment is published, only then the UNPUBLISH button is available.
The process of unpublishing the app begins.
For more details about app publish stages, refer to Publish Life-cycle.
After the app is successfully unpublished, the app status changes to Not Published in the Select environment to publishing section.
Note: You can also unpublish an app via API. For more details, refer to Continuous Integration - Unpublish an app via API