Submitting assets to the Central Management component from the administrative user interface

You can add assets to the Central Management component from the administrative user interface.

About this task

Table 1. Asset types for the Central Management component
Asset type File extension Example value Description
Data sources Not applicable http://server:port/data_provider/data.xml URLs to a data source or a data source schema, which are used to configure the document generation. Data files or data itself cannot be stored as Data source assets in the Central Management component. You can store them as Files and create a Data source URL to that file.
Document specifications .dsx C:\Users\user\Desktop\specification.dsx Links to document specifications or the document specifications themselves created in the Launcher application for configuring the output.
Files .xsd, .doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf, .png, .jpg, .gif C:\Users\user\Desktop\image.jpg Links to files or the files themselves to use as data, data source schemas, included files, or images. Archive files or links to archive files cannot be stored in the Central Management component.
Scripts .js C:\Users\user\Desktop\script.js Links to JavaScript or the JavaScript files themselves to use in the template elements.
Settings Not applicable true Remote document generation properties and preferences set for the organization. If the Override user value option is selected, the user cannot change the setting from the client applications.
Snippets .dta C:\Users\user\Desktop\snippet.dta Links to templates or templates themselves that contain sections of reusable elements that can be added to any template.
Stylesheets .css, .doc, .docx, .dot, .dotx C:\Users\user\Desktop\style.css Links to style sheets or the style sheets themselves that can apply consistent formatting to document output. If the style sheet contains macros, include the names of the macros that the style sheet contains so that report generators know which names to use in their document specifications.
Templates .dta C:\Users\user\Desktop\template.dta Links to templates or templates themselves created in the Document Studio application.
Value set Not applicable

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A collection of values that you can use to specify the configuration metadata for data source schemas or for variables.
Variables Not applicable Default_value A variable that can be reused in any template.

Procedure

  1. Open the Central Management component user interface. Example: http://server:port/rpews/ui/library.html
  2. Click Create new > New asset.
  3. Select an asset type.
  4. Select a location to store the asset.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Enter the asset properties:
    • Name: The name of the asset, as it is to appear to the administrator in the Central Management component to users viewing it from the client applications. You are required to enter a name for the asset.
    • Value: The value for the asset, depending on the asset type, such as a file path to a template.
      Note: Make sure to include a value for every asset. If a user tries load an asset to use in a template or document specification and there is no value associated with the asset, the user receives a no protocol error in the Console view. For example, if a template asset is selected and it does not have a .dta value associated with it, the user receives a no protocol error.
    • Upload file: Only available for the Document Specification, Files, Scripts, Snippets, Styles, and Templates asset types. You can save the file in the repository.
    • Macros: Only available for the Stylesheets asset type. Microsoft Word macros for updating fields after a document is generated.
    • Tags: Keywords for searching for assets in the administrative user interface.
    • Folder: Where the asset is saved in the Central Management component.
    • Description: An explanation for what the asset is or how the asset is to be reused.
    • Private: You can make the asset only available to yourself. You can use this setting when your asset is still in development or when the asset is only to be used by you.
    • Override user value: Only available for the Value set and Variable asset types. You can prevent uses from changing settings from their clients. For example, you can prevent users from using images that are over a certain size and override the user's ability to change that setting.
  7. To limit the use of this asset to yourself and the Central Management component administrator, select Private asset.
  8. Click Finish.

Results

The asset is assigned an identifier and is available in the Central Management component. If the asset was uploaded, the file can be found on the server:

Modifying or removing assets

You can change the details for an asset after it is created or you can remove the asset from the Central Management component.

Before you begin

Verify that the changes you make do not impact users who have included the asset in their templates or document specifications.

Procedure


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