Rules for sharing and archiving toolkits

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Rules for sharing and archiving toolkits

There are specific rules that you must consider when you either share or archive a toolkit.

Rules for sharing a toolkit
Action Rule
Sharing a toolkit

There is at least one active registration to a remote Process Center.
The toolkit has dependent toolkits and they are all marked for sharing.
The toolkit has at least one released snapshot.
If one or more toolkits are dependencies of a parent toolkit, all dependent toolkits must be shared before sharing the parent toolkit.
If one or more snapshots are dependencies of a parent snapshot, all dependent snapshots must be released before releasing the parent snapshot.

Stop sharing a toolkit

The toolkit does not participate in a dependency.
The toolkit does not have a parent toolkit that is marked as Shared.

Sharing a toolkit when the snapshot status is set to Released
For information about setting the snapshot status, see Setting status for snapshots.

The toolkit does not have child dependencies.
The toolkit has dependencies, but all snapshots used from children are set to Released.

Sharing a toolkit when the snapshot status is changed from Released to another status
For information about setting the snapshot status, see Setting status for snapshots.

Toolkit is not marked as Shared.
Toolkit contains at least one another snapshot that is marked as Released.
Toolkit does not participate in dependencies.
Toolkit participates in a dependency but none of the parent snapshots are marked as Released.

Archiving a toolkit or a snapshot
Archiving a toolkit The toolkit must not be marked for sharing.
If the toolkit is shared, sharing must be stopped before you can archive the toolkit.
Archiving a snapshot The snapshot must not be set to Released. If the snapshot is set to Released, the status must be changed before you can archive the snapshot.

Registering Process Centers and sharing toolkits

Related tasks:
Registering a Process Center
Revoking a Process Center registration
Sharing toolkits
Stopping toolkit sharing
Subscribing to a toolkit
Manage subscriptions and monitoring toolkits

Action	Rule
Sharing a toolkit	There is at least one active registration to a remote Process Center. The toolkit has dependent toolkits and they are all marked for sharing. The toolkit has at least one released snapshot. If one or more toolkits are dependencies of a parent toolkit, all dependent toolkits must be shared before sharing the parent toolkit. If one or more snapshots are dependencies of a parent snapshot, all dependent snapshots must be released before releasing the parent snapshot.
Stop sharing a toolkit	The toolkit does not participate in a dependency. The toolkit does not have a parent toolkit that is marked as Shared.
Sharing a toolkit when the snapshot status is set to Released For information about setting the snapshot status, see Setting status for snapshots.	The toolkit does not have child dependencies. The toolkit has dependencies, but all snapshots used from children are set to Released.
Sharing a toolkit when the snapshot status is changed from Released to another status For information about setting the snapshot status, see Setting status for snapshots.	Toolkit is not marked as Shared. Toolkit contains at least one another snapshot that is marked as Released. Toolkit does not participate in dependencies. Toolkit participates in a dependency but none of the parent snapshots are marked as Released.
Archiving a toolkit or a snapshot
Archiving a toolkit	The toolkit must not be marked for sharing. If the toolkit is shared, sharing must be stopped before you can archive the toolkit.
Archiving a snapshot	The snapshot must not be set to Released. If the snapshot is set to Released, the status must be changed before you can archive the snapshot.