1. Checkbox
  2. Getting Started
  3. Introduction to the Checkbox Platform
  4. Solution

Deploy a Solution

What is the difference between publishing and deploying a Solution?

Deploying a Solution is the action of adding the Solution to a Project Team. Only published Solutions can be deployed. Learn more about publishing a Solution.

Specify published Solution versions vs published Solutions in the context of deployment

 

What is the difference between private and public Solutions?

The concept of public and private Solutions is tied to the ability for specific users to deploy a Solution version.

Public Solutions can be deployed by any users who are Team Owners (or have the "Manage all teams" account level permissions. Private Solutions can only be deployed by its Solution Owners or Authors who are also Team Owners of the target Project Team (or have the "Manage all teams" account level permissions.

Note: By default, all Solutions will be a public Solution.

 

How to make a Solution public/private

Note: By default, all Solutions will be a public Solution.

Converting a public Solution to a private Solution:

  1. Navigate to the Solution in which you wish to publish

  2. On the left panel, go to the "Versions & Publishing" tab

  3. Click onto the edit icon next to the "Public Solution"

  4. Confirm you wish to convert the public Solution to a private Solution

Converting a private Solution to a public Solution:

  1. Navigate to the Solution in which you wish to publish

  2. On the left panel, go to the "Versions & Publishing" tab

  3. Click onto the edit icon next to the "Private Solution"

  4. Confirm you wish to convert the private Solution to a public Solution


How to assign a Solution to a Project Team

  1. Create or navigate to a Project Team in which you want to deploy a Solution to

  2. On the left panel, go to "Solutions Management"

  3. Click "+ADD SOLUTION" to add a Solution to the Project Team (i.e. deploy a Solution version)

    Notes:
  • Private Solutions must
  • The version that will be deployed will be the latest published version of that Solution. Only published Solution versions will be displayed to add to the Project Team

 

How to deploy a Solution

Public Solutions

Public solutions can be accessed by any user who has the URL. The URL will be visible when you click Project Team -> App. (E.g. https://app.checkbox.ai/pubt/{####}).

 

Private Solutions

Private solutions require end users to log into Checkbox and can be deployed by either:

  1. Sending users the link to the project team. End users can click on the "+New Assessment" button to use the App (e.g. https://app.checkbox.ai/app/team/{####}/app/{####}/assessments).
  2. Navigating to the specific App within a project team and adding "/create" to the end of the URL.  (e.g. https://app.checkbox.ai/app/team/{####}/app/{####}/assessments/create).