What's the function of the Publish field of items in Sitecore

Question

I am wondering what the function is of the Publish field of items in Sitecore. Just to be sure I am clear about what field I am talking about it's the field in the "Publishing" section of an item which is only shown when you check the "Standard fields" option.

Normally that field is not filled in and I expected it to be filled automatically by Sitecore when an item is published due to it's publishing restrictions settings but I am no longer sure about this.

Regards,

David

Answer 1

The Publish field of Publishing section contains a date and time for an item to be published from. If you do not specify anything here, the item is publishable by default. These changes are applied to the whole item (the field is shared). If you'd like to change this for different versions, use the LifeTime section instead.

I would encourage you to get acquainted with Content Cookbook for more details.

Answer 2

If I remember correctly, these fields can be used to properties of the publishment. For example, the date range when your page should be online.

If not, please give me a list of fields that are available.