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title: Publishing a process
description: >-
  In the release process, the Process Owner makes the final decision about
  publishing the process version.
search:
  tags:
    - anleitung
    - veroeffentlichen
    - freigeben
    - gueltig
---
In the release process, the **Process Owner** makes the final decision about publishing the process version. The process version is published for the users of the Process Space within a validity period.

## Prerequisites [#voraussetzungen]

You are a **Process Owner**.

You are on the process page of a process version that has received final approval.

## Context [#zusammenhang]

Publishing a process normally requires approval as the result of a review. However, the reviews can also be skipped and the process version can be approved immediately by the **Process Owner**.

The **Process Owner** can then publish the process.

When publishing, the **Process Owner** specifies that the approved process version is available in the Process Space as the valid process version for all **Process Users** during a particular period.

The **Process Users** can be informed about the changes compared to the previous version by means of a version comment.

## How to proceed [#so-gehst-du-vor]

1. If you are on a different tab of the process page, click the **Overview** tab.

   The page content of the tab is displayed.
2. Click **Publish as new version**.

   You are prompted for the publishing details.
3. Click in the **Start of validity** date field, set the start date of publication in the calendar dialog and click **Close**.
4. Click in the **End of validity** date field, set the end date of publication in the calendar dialog and click **Close**.
5. Enter a description of the changes in this process version.
6. Enter the version number and the version comment.
7. Click **Publish process**.

   The process page appears and displays the version number, version comment and validity period of the process version.

   You can optionally activate a notification.