Setting output properties for PDF documents

You can set output properties, such as the path, default font, and Unicode for PDF documents.

Before you begin

The default PDF driver is named Telelogic.PDF.Driver and produces version 1.4 PDFs. In Rational® Publishing Engine 1.1.2.1, you can choose to use an updated PDF driver called New.PDF.Driver, which produces version 1.5 PDFs.

Both PDF drivers are included in the Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.2.1 installation. Refer to the tech note on the known limitations of the default PDF driver. See the topic below for information on generating PDFs with the New PDF Driver.

Procedure

  1. In the Launcher perspective, expand Output, right-click the Target: PDF, and select Configure Output.
  2. In the Configure PDF Output window, enter the following field details:
    1. Path: Type a fully qualified path with file extension or click Browse to select the location for the output. Example: C:\temp\sampleOutput.pdf
    2. Default font: Type the name of the font. Use this option when the font information is not specified in the template. The default font is Times New Roman.
      Note: If the output contains non-English characters, you must enter a font name and set the Unicode output to true. The font you enter must be one that supports the non-English characters and that exists on the computer running the document generation.
    3. Numbered headings: Select this option to create numbered headings in the PDF output.
    4. Unicode output: Select this option if the font used in the output supports Unicode characters.
      Note: This Unicode output value can be selected if the default font is a True Type Font. If the check box is selected, all non-English characters are visible in the output if the default font or the font of the element can render them. If the check box is not cleared, non-English characters are not visible in the output.
    5. Click OK.
  3. Save the document specification.

Results

If the PDFs you generate do not look as expected, you can choose to use the new PDF driver.

Setting output properties for the New PDF Driver

You can set output properties, such as the path, default font, and Unicode for generating PDF documents with the New PDF Driver. You must configure the PDF output properties for the new driver separately from the default driver.

Before you begin

Add the New PDF Output option to your Output selections:
  1. Open the Launcher perspective.
  2. In the Document Specification view, right-click Output.
  3. Click Add Output > New PDF > New.PDF.Driver.

About this task

If you choose to use the new version of the PDF driver, refer to the tech note on its known limitations.

For a list of fields supported by the New PDF driver, see the Aspose documentation.

Procedure

  1. In the Launcher perspective, expand Output, right-click the Target: New PDF, and select Configure Output.
  2. In the Configure PDF Output window, enter the following field details:
    1. Path: Type a fully qualified path with file extension or click Browse to select the location for the output. Example: C:\temp\sampleOutput.pdf
    2. Stylesheet: Enter a stylesheet or click Browse to select a stylesheet.
    3. User: Enter the user name, if the stylesheet is in a secured location.
    4. Password: Enter the password, if the stylesheet is in a secured location.
    5. Select Bidirectional languages if the output is written in both languages that read left to right and languages that read right to left.
    6. Click OK.
  3. Save the document specification.

Results

If the PDFs you generate do not look as expected, you can revert to the previous PDF driver version.


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