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title: "Shared repository (sharing and installing a checklist)"
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status: "new"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:52:31Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:52:31Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/shared-repository-sharing-and-installing-a-checklist"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ims-handbook.cenosco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Shared repository (sharing and installing a checklist)

## Shared repository

It is also possible to share and install Dynamic Forms. e.g., Checklists, from a shared repository. The **Shared Repository** contains a list of Forms which have been shared by others publicly. The Shared Forms are shown in the list below your Forms.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-1668972251578.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T17%3A57%3A37Z&se=2026-10-27T18%3A57%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OL%2FC8fUpQRt6LVsEJGFvc%2F9KxZ6neu9qzIq%2BHruSh6M%3D)Navigating shared repository

A Form must be published and made available before it can be installed by others.

### Previewing Shared Dynamic Forms

To preview a Dynamic Forms Checklist:

- Click on the Name of the desired Form in the Shared Repository Grid List.

The Preview dialog will open to allow you to explore and test the Dynamic Form prior to installing it.

![null](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/image-4JX1ZSQD.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T17%3A57%3A37Z&se=2026-10-27T18%3A57%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OL%2FC8fUpQRt6LVsEJGFvc%2F9KxZ6neu9qzIq%2BHruSh6M%3D)Previewing a Dynamic Form in Shared Repository.

### Publishing and sharing a Form

To publish and thus share a Form:

- Select the desired Form in the list.
- Click the *Publish Package* button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic1(95).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T17%3A57%3A37Z&se=2026-10-27T18%3A57%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OL%2FC8fUpQRt6LVsEJGFvc%2F9KxZ6neu9qzIq%2BHruSh6M%3D)Publishing a Dynamic Form. 

A new record with the same name, will show in the **Shared Library**.

Forms in the **Shared Library** can have the following Statuses:
  - Available – form is available on shared library and can be installed
  - In use – form is installed
  - Your publish – this is your form which has been published
  - Upgrade available – there is new version of the installed form available

### Installing a form

To install a published Form:

- Select the desired Form in the list.
- Click the *Install/Upgrade* Package button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/pic1(96).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T17%3A57%3A37Z&se=2026-10-27T18%3A57%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=OL%2FC8fUpQRt6LVsEJGFvc%2F9KxZ6neu9qzIq%2BHruSh6M%3D)The install button and the Form Status.

The Form will then be recreated for you in the list of your forms.