This checklist ensures proper sitemap replacement, architectural consistency, and pre-deployment verification.

• File statuses should be updated to Published.

• When there are architectural changes, always replace the sitemap, do not merge.
• Replace just files marked Published.

• Architecture between the portal sitemap and helpdrawer sitemap MUST match.
• Post replace, check the sitemap on the production branch prior to deploy.
  • Google Analytics - Under sitemeta, comment out or remove ACST_GA-stg.js. Remove the comment out remarks for ACST_GA-prd.jst so that it's active on production.

    <sitemap>
        <title>ACST Help Center</title>
        <sitemeta>
            <data href="ACST_Custom.css" name="stylesheets" type="stylesheet"/>
            <data href="ACST_Config.json" name="config-base" scope="local" type="config"/>
            <data name="content-api-search-chunk" value="each-chunk"/>
            <data name="content-api-search-indexing" value="each-topicref"/>
            <data href="ACST_Custom.js" name="scripts" scope="local" value=""/>
            <!-- GA JS files [CD-1183] -->
            <!--<data name="" value="" scope="local" href="ACST_GA-prd.js"/>-->
            <!--<data href="ACST_GA-stg.js" name="scripts" rev="staging" scope="local" value=""/>-->
            <data href="ACST_GA-prd.js" name="scripts" rev="production" scope="local" value=""/>
            <!-- new custom.js file -->
            <data href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Material+Symbols+Outlined:opsz,wght,FILL,GRAD@20..48,100..700,0..1,-50..200" name="stylesheets" value=""/>
            <data href="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.4.min.js" name="scripts" value=""/>
        </sitemeta>

  • In ACST_Config.json, comment out the staging banner. //"global": "This is a STAGING site for content revision and testing. This site is for EMPLOYEE view only!",.
  • Remove any maps or files that may have accidentally been published. It's a good idea to check for things like the employee handbook under Policies.
• Run Preflight Check on both sitemaps and repair broken links.
  • If a broken link indicator only displays with the sitemap, expand the topicmeta of each section within the sitemap to rule that out first.
• Deploy.