Before you install the product, make sure that you have
met the installation prerequisites and that you understand how to
install the product for your specific environment.
The following workflow diagram shows the necessary components to
install IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine.
IBM Rational Publishing Engine is
an Eclipse based application that is installed on the desktop of a
user's workstation. You can create documents that include data from
multiple applications. You can install
Rational Publishing Engine and
during the installation, you have the option to install the following:
- Rational Publishing Engine Web
Service: You can relocate resource and time-consuming publishing operations
to another machine by using Rational Publishing Engine Web
Services.
- Data Services Adapters: Rational Publishing Engine provides
a REST interface for Rational ClearCase®, Rational ClearQuest®, Rational RequisitePro® and Rational TestManager through Data Services
Adapters. If your product sources already have a built-in XML data
service, you do not need this feature.
- Monitor and Control Servlet: You can use the Monitor and Control
Servlet to check the status of jobs when the document generation is
run on a central server and the document generation jobs are requested
from different clients. The Monitor and Control Servlet allows the
administrator to view all document generation jobs and request its
cancellation.
- 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
When you complete the installation, you will have two clients:
- Launcher: To configure templates and create a documents. You can
generate documents from this client. The Launcher creates the document
Specification files (.dsx), which describe the configuration of a
template that will create a document.
- Document Studio: To create templates that pull data from specified
data sources. Report Authors can use this client to create templates
based upon your report/documentation needs. Document Studio creates
document template files (.dta).