PDF output properties reference for document specifications

The output properties listed below can be set in the Document Specification view under Output by selecting Target: PDF.
Type Value Description
Type PDF The type of output being generated. You cannot edit this field.
Driver Telelogic.PDF.Driver The name of the HTML driver that generates the output. You cannot edit this field.
Path File path The path to save the generated output. You can edit the path to be a relative path from the document specification.
Stylesheet Filepath The path to the style sheet file. You can use a path that is relative to the document specification.
Username String Optional. User name to login into the data source application. If there are authentication errors and the Ignore data source configuration errors property is set to true, the document generation continues. If there are authentication errors and the Ignore data source configuration errors property is set to false, the document generation cancels. See Run time metadata properties reference for more information about the Ignore data source configuration errors property.

For more information about how user names and passwords are stored, see Security considerations for IBM® Rational Publishing Engine.

Password String Optional. Password to login into the data source application. If there are authentication errors and the Ignore data source configuration errors property is set to true, the document generation continues. If there are authentication errors and the Ignore data source configuration errors property is set to false, the document generation cancels. See Run time metadata properties reference for more information about the Ignore data source configuration errors property.

For more information about how user names and passwords are stored, see Security considerations for IBM Rational Publishing Engine.

Authentication auto, basic, form, oauth, oauth-oslc Optional. Default value: auto

The authentication type for connecting to the data source. If no authentication type is specified, each type is tested until the correct type is found. If there are authentication errors and the Ignore data source configuration errors property is set to true, the document generation continues. If there are authentication errors and the Ignore data source configuration errors property is set to false, the document generation cancels. See Run time metadata properties reference for more information about the Ignore data source configuration errors property.

Bidi true, false Enter true when the language you are generating the output into is a bidirectional language, like Arabic.
Substitution font Font If the font that is selected in the template is not available on the computer generating the document, select a substitution font to use in place of that unavailable font.

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