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This page applies to Content Hub 3.2.0 or later.

Content Hub enables syndication from content publishers to content subscribers. Publishers create content on their websites in their normal Drupal workflow, and Content Hub syndicates that content to subscribers along with any dependencies.

By default, the author of the content is included as a dependency. The author’s user entity is syndicated in full, complete with its roles and permissions, ensuring that the subscriber has all the information that it needs to build an exact replica of the content.

However, syndicating user entities may not always be desired. As of Content Hub 3.2.0, Content Hub allows finer control over the users and roles imported to subscriber sites.

Managing user syndication behavior

To manage user syndication on a subscriber:

Go to Administration > Configuration > Acquia Content Hub.
Select the Import tab.
The system displays the Import control section with the following checkboxes:
- Disable user syndication
- Disable user role syndication

Disabling user syndication

By default, user entities are syndicated with content they have authored. Syndication of users can be disabled, preventing situations that would have otherwise imported them to a subscriber.

Select a proxy user (recommended)

When user syndication is disabled, the following are the options to manage content authors:

Select a proxy user that already exists on your subscriber account. The proxy user serves as the author of all imported entities on that subscriber. Acquia recommends creating a new user to serve as the proxy user.
Note
Existing, previously-imported content is not immediately re-authored when enabling a proxy user. Changes to content authors are only applied through the syndication process.
When no proxy user is specified, Content Hub creates the user entity of the original author if it is missing on the subscriber. However, Content Hub does not syndicate additional updates to that user entity.

User syndication behavior overview

The following table provides an overview of user syndication behavior:

	User syndication enabled	User syndication disabled, no proxy user selected	User syndication disabled, proxy user selected
Content is imported into subscriber	The user of the original author is created if missing. Existing users on the subscriber are updated to match the user entity from the publisher.	The user of the original author is created if missing. Updates to existing users are ignored.	Proxy user is assigned as the author of the content.
Author is reassigned to another user on publisher	The user of the new author is created if missing. Existing users on the subscriber are updated to match the user entity from the publisher.	The user of the new author is created if missing. Updates to existing users are ignored.	Proxy user is assigned as the author of the content.
Any user is deleted on publisher	The user is not deleted on the subscriber due to safety reasons. The user is blocked instead.	The user is not deleted or blocked. Authored content may be reassigned to another user by the publisher.	The proxy user is not modified.

Disabling user role syndication

By default, user roles and permissions are syndicated with user entities. Syndicating roles can be disabled, allowing subscribers to have different roles and permissions from the publisher.

Note

User role syndication can be disabled with or without disabling user syndication.

User role syndication behavior overview

The following table provides an overview of user role syndication behavior:

	User role syndication enabled	User role syndication disabled
Content is imported into subscriber	The roles assigned to the author’s user are created if missing. Existing roles are updated to match the publisher. Roles are assigned to the author’s user.	No roles are imported. No roles are assigned to the author’s user.
Author is reassigned to another user on publisher	The roles assigned to the new author’s user are created if missing. Existing roles are updated to match the publisher. Roles are assigned to the new author’s user.	No roles are imported. No roles are assigned to the new author’s user.
A user role is modified or deleted on publisher	Changes to the role apply normally.	Changes to the role are ignored.

This page applies to Content Hub 3.2.0 or later.

However, syndicating user entities may not always be desired. As of Content Hub 3.2.0, Content Hub allows finer control over the users and roles imported to subscriber sites.

Managing user syndication behavior

To manage user syndication on a subscriber:

Go to Administration > Configuration > Acquia Content Hub.
Select the Import tab.
The system displays the Import control section with the following checkboxes:
- Disable user syndication
- Disable user role syndication

Disabling user syndication

By default, user entities are syndicated with content they have authored. Syndication of users can be disabled, preventing situations that would have otherwise imported them to a subscriber.

Select a proxy user (recommended)

When user syndication is disabled, the following are the options to manage content authors:

Select a proxy user that already exists on your subscriber account. The proxy user serves as the author of all imported entities on that subscriber. Acquia recommends creating a new user to serve as the proxy user.
Note
Existing, previously-imported content is not immediately re-authored when enabling a proxy user. Changes to content authors are only applied through the syndication process.
When no proxy user is specified, Content Hub creates the user entity of the original author if it is missing on the subscriber. However, Content Hub does not syndicate additional updates to that user entity.

User syndication behavior overview

The following table provides an overview of user syndication behavior:

	User syndication enabled	User syndication disabled, no proxy user selected	User syndication disabled, proxy user selected
Content is imported into subscriber	The user of the original author is created if missing. Existing users on the subscriber are updated to match the user entity from the publisher.	The user of the original author is created if missing. Updates to existing users are ignored.	Proxy user is assigned as the author of the content.
Author is reassigned to another user on publisher	The user of the new author is created if missing. Existing users on the subscriber are updated to match the user entity from the publisher.	The user of the new author is created if missing. Updates to existing users are ignored.	Proxy user is assigned as the author of the content.
Any user is deleted on publisher	The user is not deleted on the subscriber due to safety reasons. The user is blocked instead.	The user is not deleted or blocked. Authored content may be reassigned to another user by the publisher.	The proxy user is not modified.

Disabling user role syndication

By default, user roles and permissions are syndicated with user entities. Syndicating roles can be disabled, allowing subscribers to have different roles and permissions from the publisher.

Note

User role syndication can be disabled with or without disabling user syndication.

User role syndication behavior overview

The following table provides an overview of user role syndication behavior:

	User role syndication enabled	User role syndication disabled
Content is imported into subscriber	The roles assigned to the author’s user are created if missing. Existing roles are updated to match the publisher. Roles are assigned to the author’s user.	No roles are imported. No roles are assigned to the author’s user.
Author is reassigned to another user on publisher	The roles assigned to the new author’s user are created if missing. Existing roles are updated to match the publisher. Roles are assigned to the new author’s user.	No roles are imported. No roles are assigned to the new author’s user.
A user role is modified or deleted on publisher	Changes to the role apply normally.	Changes to the role are ignored.

This page applies to Content Hub 3.2.0 or later.

However, syndicating user entities may not always be desired. As of Content Hub 3.2.0, Content Hub allows finer control over the users and roles imported to subscriber sites.

Managing user syndication behavior

To manage user syndication on a subscriber:

Go to Administration > Configuration > Acquia Content Hub.
Select the Import tab.
The system displays the Import control section with the following checkboxes:
- Disable user syndication
- Disable user role syndication

Disabling user syndication

By default, user entities are syndicated with content they have authored. Syndication of users can be disabled, preventing situations that would have otherwise imported them to a subscriber.

Select a proxy user (recommended)

When user syndication is disabled, the following are the options to manage content authors:

Select a proxy user that already exists on your subscriber account. The proxy user serves as the author of all imported entities on that subscriber. Acquia recommends creating a new user to serve as the proxy user.
Note
Existing, previously-imported content is not immediately re-authored when enabling a proxy user. Changes to content authors are only applied through the syndication process.
When no proxy user is specified, Content Hub creates the user entity of the original author if it is missing on the subscriber. However, Content Hub does not syndicate additional updates to that user entity.

User syndication behavior overview

The following table provides an overview of user syndication behavior:

	User syndication enabled	User syndication disabled, no proxy user selected	User syndication disabled, proxy user selected
Content is imported into subscriber	The user of the original author is created if missing. Existing users on the subscriber are updated to match the user entity from the publisher.	The user of the original author is created if missing. Updates to existing users are ignored.	Proxy user is assigned as the author of the content.
Author is reassigned to another user on publisher	The user of the new author is created if missing. Existing users on the subscriber are updated to match the user entity from the publisher.	The user of the new author is created if missing. Updates to existing users are ignored.	Proxy user is assigned as the author of the content.
Any user is deleted on publisher	The user is not deleted on the subscriber due to safety reasons. The user is blocked instead.	The user is not deleted or blocked. Authored content may be reassigned to another user by the publisher.	The proxy user is not modified.

Disabling user role syndication

By default, user roles and permissions are syndicated with user entities. Syndicating roles can be disabled, allowing subscribers to have different roles and permissions from the publisher.

Note

User role syndication can be disabled with or without disabling user syndication.

User role syndication behavior overview

The following table provides an overview of user role syndication behavior:

	User role syndication enabled	User role syndication disabled
Content is imported into subscriber	The roles assigned to the author’s user are created if missing. Existing roles are updated to match the publisher. Roles are assigned to the author’s user.	No roles are imported. No roles are assigned to the author’s user.
Author is reassigned to another user on publisher	The roles assigned to the new author’s user are created if missing. Existing roles are updated to match the publisher. Roles are assigned to the new author’s user.	No roles are imported. No roles are assigned to the new author’s user.
A user role is modified or deleted on publisher	Changes to the role apply normally.	Changes to the role are ignored.

Managing user syndication behavior

Disabling user syndication

Select a proxy user (recommended)

User syndication behavior overview

Disabling user role syndication

User role syndication behavior overview

Managing user syndication behavior

Disabling user syndication

Select a proxy user (recommended)

User syndication behavior overview

Disabling user role syndication

User role syndication behavior overview

Managing user syndication behavior

Disabling user syndication

Select a proxy user (recommended)

User syndication behavior overview

Disabling user role syndication

User role syndication behavior overview

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Syndicating users

Managing user syndication behavior

Disabling user syndication

Select a proxy user (recommended)

User syndication behavior overview

Disabling user role syndication

User role syndication behavior overview

Syndicating users

Managing user syndication behavior

Disabling user syndication

Select a proxy user (recommended)

User syndication behavior overview

Disabling user role syndication

User role syndication behavior overview

Syndicating users

Managing user syndication behavior

Disabling user syndication

Select a proxy user (recommended)

User syndication behavior overview

Disabling user role syndication

User role syndication behavior overview

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