Planning which features to install

You can customize your deployment by selecting which features to install on which system.

When you install the product package with IBM® Installation Manager, the installation wizard displays the features that are available in Rational® Publishing Engine. From the Features list, you can select which features you want to install on a particular system. A default set of features is selected for you. Installation manager automatically enforces any dependencies between features and prevents you from installing a feature without also installing its dependent feature.

Features and components

These tables show the features and components of Rational Publishing Engine that you can install. The list of default features and components might vary depending on what features exist on your shared resources directory.

Table 1. Rational Publishing Engine features and components.
Feature Description Selected for installation by default
Document Studio The client application for creating and customizing templates. Yes
Launcher The client application for creating and customizing document specifications, which are used to generate output from templates. Yes
Install Add-ins If you have Rational DOORS® or Rational Tau installed, you can install these add-ins to generate output from those user interfaces rather than opening the Launcher to generate output. No
Web Services application The rpews.war web application that contains the Remote document generation component, the Central Management component, and the Monitor & Control component. No
Reporting Data Services Adapters The DataServices.war web application that provides REST interfaces for select products through adapters. No
Table 2. Rational Publishing Engine Data Services application features.
Feature Selected for installation by default
Rational ClearCase® Adapter No
Rational ClearQuest® Adapter No
Rational RequisitePro® Adapter No
Table 3. Rational Publishing Engine installation dependencies
Feature Installation dependencies
Install Add-ins Dependant on the Launcher and an existing installation of Rational DOORS or Rational Tau.
Reporting Data Services Adapters Dependent on the Launcher, the Web Services application, and the Data Services application.
After you finish installing Rational Publishing Engine, deploy the web applications to configure your installation.
Tip: After you finish installing Rational Publishing Engine, you can add and remove features by running the Modify Packages wizard in Installation Manager.

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