Generate vs. Publish?

Question

I am an absolute baby to Robohelp, so forgive me if this is
an absolutely asinine question. What is the difference between
"generating" and "publishing"? On my WebHelp layout, when I
right-click, "Publish" is grayed out. I can generate the project to
our server, and it works fine, and others can access it with no
problem. I don't seem to have any other issues when testing it, nor
do others. Can I continue to use "generate" in stead of "publish"
when I'm finalizing my project, or will this cause problems later?
The project is not going on the internet, just on our local server.
Thanks! Oh, I am using RoboHelp 6.0.

RoboColum_n_ · Accepted Answer

That's the one Paula. That last screen can be used to publishto a specified location. In the Server section, click on the Newbutton. This displays a dialog where you can setup the publicationprocess. You can either use FTP, HTTP or a file system.

RoboColum_n_ · Answer

Hi Paula and welcome to the RH community.
When you "generate" you are producing the output files that form your help. When you "publish" you copy these files to the location where they will be accessed. The idea between them is that you generate first to a test location and check to ensure the output looks OK before publishing to the live location. If you can not publish it is because there are no publish locations setup. If you go through the properties of your Webhelp single source layout (right click on it and select Properties) you will find the publishing step. Click "New" to create a publish location.

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