Can I put multiple items into the same publish transaction using Core Service?

Question

I want to publish several components from a core service client application at the same time within a single publish transaction. I thought this post might tell me the answer, but while it gives some options (using custom resolvers/templating code) these are not applicable in my case, as the logic to choose which components to publish lies in the application code, and cannot be put in a resolver/template.

I noticed that if I use:

SessionAwareCoreServiceClient.Publish(string[] ids, 
       PublishInstructionData publishInstruction, string[] targets, 
       PublishPriority? priority, ReadOptions readOptions)

A separate transaction is created for each item and target combination. Is it possible to have all the items in one transaction per target?

Answer 1

Currently adding multiple items into a single transaction can be accomplished in some scenarios.

• In tridion 2013 you can group them in a bundle and publish the bundle, it will generate a single transaction.
• Publish a Structure Group, it will generate a single transaction for all the organizational items within the Structure Group.

Unfortunately the source code you used as a sample will always create multiple transactions.

I hope this helps.