IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine is
an automated document generation solution that generates documents
from Rational products
and selected applications from other vendors.
Documentation is often subject to complex style and formatting
requirements. Creating documents and keeping them current can be a
time consuming and error-prone process. Documents can even become
outdated by the time you finish writing them. Rational Publishing Engine is
designed for organizations that develop their system and software
using tools from Rational or
other vendors. It provides a comprehensive solution for various data
sources such as IBM Rational DOORS®, IBM Rational Tau,
and other Rational applications
that expose their data through a REST interface.
Rational Publishing Engine:
- Helps you generate documents for everyday use, formal reviews,
and compliance with standards. The document generation is automated
using the built-in extractors that support various data sources.
- Supports multiple output formats, such as Microsoft Word, HTML, PDF, and XSL-FO documents.
Its formatting capabilities helps you design documents and enforce
a uniform look.
- Relies on several key concepts such as data source schemas, document
templates, and document specifications. The schema defines the structure
of the data source, the template defines what data is to be extracted
and how this data is formatted, and the document specification defines
the document templates to be used, the data sources assigned to each
template data source schema, and the output formats.
- Provides the schema discovery feature to create new schemas for
data sources.