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Publish menu does not show up when creating or editing a product

This happens if the configuration file of your product definition did not get upgraded. Run the script below to add the required configurations:

private void TurnOnWorkflowSupportForProductsAndRemoveMisSectionAndAddContentLocationSideBar(SiteInitializer initializer)
{
    using (var catalogManager = CatalogManager.GetManager())
    {
        var definitionManager = new CatalogDefinitionManager();
        var productTypes = catalogManager.GetProductTypes();
 
        foreach (ProductType type in productTypes)
        {
            definitionManager.UpdateProductDefinitionsToHaveWorkflowSupport(type);
            definitionManager.UpdateProductDefinitionsToHaveContentLocationSideBar(type);
            definitionManager.UpdateProductDefinitionsAndRemoveIsActive(type);
            definitionManager.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
}


using Telerik.Sitefinity.Configuration;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Ecommerce.Catalog.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Workflow.Configuration;
 
namespace Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Ecommerce.Catalog.Workflows
{
    internal class CustomProductTypeWorkflowInstaller : IProductTypeWorkflowInstaller
    {
        public void InstallWorkflowForProductType(ProductType productType)
        {
            this.InstallWorkflowForProductType(productType, ConfigManager.GetManager());
        }
         
        public void InstallWorkflowForProductType(ProductType productType, ConfigManager configManager)
        {
            var workflowConfig = Config.Get<WorkflowConfig>();
            var workflowElement = new WorkflowElement()
            {
                ContentType = productType.ClrType,
                ServiceUrl = ProductsWorkflowUrlResolver.GetDefaultWorkflowUrl(typeof(Product)),
                Title = productType.GetDisplayForWorkflowAndSiteSync(),
                ModuleName = EcommerceModule.moduleName
            };
             
            if (!workflowConfig.Workflows.Contains(productType.ClrType))
            {
                workflowConfig.Workflows.Add(workflowElement);
                configManager.SaveSection(workflowConfig);
            }
        }
    }
}

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