To create a publication really means to create a publication template. The template includes all the information necessary to create an instance of the publication, which is typically a book or an issue. The publication template includes information about:
Sections within the publication
Which workflow templates should be used
Which users comprise the publication workgroup
Permissions that users should have during the workflow process
Article and layout templates that should be used
Which object types (and therefore metadata) should be used to track content
To create a publication:
Click the Administration node to expand it.
Click the Publishing Manager node to expand it.
Click the Publications folder node.
A list of publications is displayed in the right panel.
Select File>New>Publication from the menu.
The New Publication: Create screen appears.
Enter the name of the publication and click Next.
Enter additional publication information on the Info tab and click Next.
You may enter the sections for a publication on the Info tab. Expand the publication attributes by selecting Show all properties. Scroll down to the Section names attribute and click Edit. Enter the section names as desired and click OK to return to the New Publication: Create screen. See Creating a section in a publication for more information on creating sections.
On the Permissions tab, set the permissions that other users should have for the publication. See ??? for more information on permissions. A Publication must be readable by every user that must work on the publication. Any user that will need to create a section in the publication, or that needs to configure the publication, will require write access.
By default, sections inherit the same permissions as the publication. Most contributors will require write permission on the sections, so it is convenient to set all necessary users with write permission on the publication when the publication is created.
You can change the publication permissions at a later time by navigating to the Publications cabinet, finding the folder for the publication, and changing the permissions as you would on a normal folder.
Give access only to users that truly need it. Having access to too many publications can adversely affect an end-users performance when working within Adobe InCopy and InDesign.
Click Finish.
The publication appears in the Publications folder.
Configure the publications settings by clicking on the name of the new publication in the hierarchy tree. See System, publication, and section level configuration for more information.
After the publication folder has been created in the Publications cabinet, navigate to the cabinet and set the security on the appropriate publication folder. Any contributor to the publication will require Write permission on the publications section folders.