There are several major differences between these two types of schedules.
Published schedules:
Can be viewed on the web and mobile apps by all providers and staff who have access.
Changes will generate notifications if in use by the site.
Can be viewed on read only links.
Will not change if schedule is rebuilt.
Unpublished schedules:
Can only be viewed by administrators.
Changes will never generate notifications.
Cannot be viewed on read only links.
Can be changed with a schedule rebuild if not locked (see How to Lock Assignments).
To publish a schedule
Go to Scheduling > View Schedule > Date View (new).
Click on the plus sign icon in the upper right corner.
Click on Build Schedule
Click on Publish tab.
Select the desired start and end date of the schedule. Click on the calendar icon for popup.
Click on Layer Group and choose the layer group in which to publish.
Click on Start Layer and choose the first layer to publish.
Click on End Layer and choose the last layer to publish.
Note – If no start and end layer is chosen then all layers in the layer group will be published.
Click on the Publish button to publish the schedule. A pop-up window will confirm that the schedule will be published down in the lower right corner.
To unpublish a schedule, follow the same directions except to choose the Unpublished tab.