Once my publication is ready and I have created the InDesign export, what's the next step ?

ePublisher Standard users

Once you have previewed the app in the simulator, and have found you are satisfied with the result, zip the .publication file and send it to RovingBird's FTP server. RovingBird will then take care of the actual build process.

ePublisher Advanced users

Once you have stored the settings for your publication in the ePublisher Builder Preferences, and have added at least one type of provisioning profile, you are ready to create a distribution build of the app.

1° Open the InDesign export file (the file with the .publication extension).
2° If the Builder app finds information about the publication in its Preferences (i.e. by matching the publication name), it will display it in the respective fields.
3° Select the type of build you want to create.
4° Click "Build".

Once your build is finished, you are ready to distribute your app.

If the build is an "App Store" build, make sure to gather the necessary metadata (product description, screenshots, etc.) and then you are ready to submit the app via iTunes Connect. If the build is an "Ad Hoc" build, make sure to bundle the provisioning profile together with the app for internal distribution.