---
title: "Publish Single Entity To Server"
slug: "publish-single-entity-to-server"
tags: ["entity", "Server", "publish"]
updated: 2022-12-29T18:06:29Z
published: 2022-12-29T18:06:29Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/publish-single-entity-to-server"
---

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# Publish Single Entity To Server

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 5.12.0 |
| **Location** | System > Advanced > Import - Export |

The **Publish Single Entity To Server** step publishes an entity to the specified server.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Confirm Configuration | Allows the user to determine if the configurations are valid | Boolean |
| Entity Id | Id of the entity to publish | String |
| Instance Name | Name of the instance | String |
| Password | The password of the current user | String |
| Server Address | Address of the server to publish entity to | String |
| User Id | Id of the user | String |

#### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1672336343102.png)

---

## Common Errors

### Value cannot be null (Parameter 'entityId')

If the value for the Entity Id is null, an error will occur. To correct this, ensure that the correct value for the field is entered.

#### Exception Message:

```csharp
Exception Stack Trace: DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.ErrorRunningFlowStep: Error running step Publish Single Entity To Server 1[PublishSingleEntityToServer] in flow [Flow 6]: Exception invoking method PublishSingleEntityToServer on class ImportExportSteps
 ---> DecisionsFramework.LoggedException: Exception invoking method PublishSingleEntityToServer on class ImportExportSteps
 ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'entityID'
 at DecisionsFramework.ServiceLayer.Services.ImportExport.ImportExportService.ExportEntityToServer(AbstractUserContext userContext, String entityID, Boolean includeSubEntities, String moduleName, Boolean requiresApproval, Boolean changedEntitiesOnly
 at DecisionsFramework.ServiceLayer.Services.ImportExport.ImportExportSteps.ExportSingleObject(String entityId
 at DecisionsFramework.ServiceLayer.Services.ImportExport.ImportExportSteps.PublishSingleEntityToServer(String entityId, String serverAddress, String instanceName, String userId, String password, Boolean confirmConfiguration)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.StepImplementations.InvokeMethodStep.Run(StepStartData data
 at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.FlowStep.RunStepInternal(String flowTrackingID, String stepTrackingID, KeyValuePairDataStructure[] stepRunDataValues, AbstractFlowTrackingData trackingData
 at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.FlowStep.Start(String flowTrackingID, String stepTrackingID, FlowStateData data, AbstractFlowTrackingData trackingData, RunningStepData currentStepData)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
```

## Related

- [Get Server Name](/get-server-name.md)
- [Rename Entity](/rename-entity.md)
- [Unhide Entity](/unhide-entity.md)
- [Move Entity](/move-entity.md)
- [Set Entity State](/set-entity-state.md)
- [Publish File To Server](/publish-file-to-server.md)
- [Publish Module To Server](/publish-module-to-server.md)