Switch to the Launcher perspective. If the perspective
icon is not visible, click the Open perspective icon
and Other. Select RPE Launcher and OK.
Note: When the Keep Document Specification synchronized
with the current Template preference is selected, the
document specification is synchronized with the template at every
load, close, and save operation. If the preference is not selected,
you must manually synchronize the document specification.
To configure the data source:
- In the Document Specification view,
expand .
- Right-click Data Sources and select Configure
Data Source. In the wizard, click Next.
- Specify the connection details:
- If you know the URL for the REST resource, specify the
URL, user name and password if the resource is at a secure location,
and then click OK.
- If you do not know the URL, click Discover to
locate the resource.
- Click Next.
- Specify the connection details in the following fields:
- URL: Specify the base URL for the resource.
- Authentication Type: Select the authentication
type from the list.
- User: Specify the user name if the resource
is at a secure location.
- Password: Specify the password if the resource
is at a secure location.
- Click Finish.
- After you configure the data source, generate the document
by clicking or by clicking the Generate Document icon
.
For more information about how user
names and passwords are stored, see Security considerations for IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine.