Activating an edition

Edition activation distinguishes between two states in which an application edition might exist. When an application edition is first installed, the application edition is in the inactive state. You can start the application edition only when it is in the active state. The transition from inactive to active is known as activation. Three methods exist to activate an application edition: activating, performing a rollout to a new application edition, or validating the application edition.

1. In the administrative console, select Applications > Edition control center.
2. Select the application edition that you want to activate.
3. Complete one of the following actions.
   1. Click Activate.
      Activating marks an application edition as available to be started. After you activate an application edition, you must update the routing rules, and click Apply and Save regardless of what item is displayed in the list. For more information about activating editions, read about Creating routing policies for application editions.

      Avoid trouble: After you update the routing rules, you must click Apply and Save even if only one edition of the application is displayed in the menu list.
   2. Click Roll out.
      Performing a rollout to an application edition activates one edition in place of another. The new application edition automatically starts because it replaces a running application edition. For more information, read about performing a rollout on an edition
   3. Click Validate.
      Validation activates an application edition on a clone of its original deployment target. For more information, read about validating an edition.