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[MRM-980] Update docs on staging and promotion 

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With the support of staging repositories comes the ability to merge repositories from the web UI. By merging, we mean With the support of staging repositories comes the ability to merge repositories from the web UI. By merging, we mean
promoting the artifacts in the staging repository to the managed repository. In the current promoting the artifacts in the staging repository to the managed repository. In the current
implementation, a user can create and attach a staging repository to an existing managed repository. An attached implementation, a user with the Repository Manager role can create and attach a staging repository to an existing
staging repository is a shadow of its managed repository, meaning they would have the same configuration. managed repository. An attached staging repository is a shadow of its managed repository, meaning they have the same
configuration.
We append <<-stage>> to the managed repository's ID to identify its staging repository. For example, repository We append <<-stage>> to the managed repository's ID to identify its staging repository. For example, repository
<<<test>>> would have a staging repository called <<<test-stage>>>. <<<test>>> would have a staging repository called <<<test-stage>>>.
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If you're creating a new managed repository, just tick the <<<Create stage repository>>> check box. Otherwise, if If you're creating a new managed repository, just tick the <<<Create stage repository>>> check box. Otherwise, if
you already have an existing managed repository and you want to create a staging repository, just edit the managed you already have an existing managed repository and you want to create a staging repository, just edit the managed
repository's configuration and tick the <<<Create stage repository>>> checkbox, then save the configuration. A staging repository's configuration and tick the <<<Create stage repository>>> checkbox, then save the configuration. A staging
repository will be created in the same directory as the managed repository. repository directory will be created beside (as a sibling of) the managed repository directory, again with -stage
appended to the name.
<<<Note:>>> By un-ticking the <<<Create stage repository>>> checkbox, the user can delete the attached staging <<<Note:>>> By un-ticking the <<<Create stage repository>>> checkbox, the user can delete the attached staging
repository. If the managed repository is deleted, then its attached staging repository is also deleted. repository. If the managed repository is deleted, then its attached staging repository is also deleted.
The <<<snapshots>>> and <<<internal>>> repositories configured in Archiva by default, are not configured with attached The default <<<snapshots>>> and <<<internal>>> repositories do not have staging repositories configured by default,
staging repositories. however they can be added by editing the repository configuration.
* Populating the Staging Repository
The staging repository can be populated in the same way as a normal managed repository. You can configure your Maven
build's <<<distributionManagement>>> section to deploy to the repository, or use Archiva's web-based upload feature.
* Merging Repositories * Merging Repositories