Installation tasks

To install IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine and configure and deploy Rational Publishing Engine web services and Rational Publishing Engine data services, you must complete several tasks.
The following table shows the installation and configuration tasks that you might need to perform and the related help topics.
Tasks Topics
Installing Rational Publishing Engine.

Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.2 and later.

Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.1.2 and earlier.

(Optional) Rational Publishing Engine web services

You can relocate resource and time-consuming publishing operations to another machine by using Rational Publishing Engine web services.

Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.2 and later.

Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.1.2 and earlier.

Install Rational Publishing Engine Web Services - Web Service installation.

(Optional) Rational Publishing Engine web services.
(Optional) Installing the add-ins

These add-ins are available for IBM Rational DOORS® and IBM Rational Tau integrations. You can use the add-ins to start publishing processes directly from Rational DOORS or Rational Tau. If a valid installation of one of those products is found, the add-ins are automatically installed. However, you can also install the add-ins later.

Planning the deployment of data services.

Rational Publishing Engine provides a REST interface for your product through data service adaptors. If your product sources already have a built-in XML data service, you do not need to use or install the data services.

Configuring data services
Monitoring and control tool A central monitoring and control tool to enhance Rational Publishing Engine.

Using the monitor and control servlet.

Note: Rational Publishing Engine installation on Windows updates several registry entries for Rational DOORS. Hence, if Rational DOORS is installed after Rational Publishing Engine, run the Rational Publishing Engine installer again and click Modify/Repair feature to restart Rational DOORS. This updates the latest registry changes made by the Rational Publishing Engine installer.

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