We are using BG 8.7 (FP1) with Workflow enabled. When I assign an Asset like Extension Mapping / Ext Data Source / External Asset / IA using Metadata Workbench or IA, I see the assignment directly appear in the Published Glossary (when the Term has been published once) & not require the Workflow of Approve/Publish from BG. However, if same Asset Assignment is captured in an XML (just Term identity & the node Assigned Assets) and we use istools (with Merge, no Overwrite), the Assignment is reflected ONLY in the Dev Glossary & needs workflow of Approve/Publish, before it is visible in the Published Glossary.
Any idea why this inconsistent behavior ?