Before documents can be generated, the templates and data
sources need to be connected. This connection information is maintained
in the document specification file that is stored on your system.
About this task
Every template is associated with a blank document
specification by default. When you preview or publish a template from
the Document Studio application, this blank document specification
can be customized or used without customization to generate the output.
The Document Studio keeps the template in sync with the default document
specification when you open or save the template. You
can create and edit a document specification file using the stand-alone
Launcher or the Launcher embedded in the Document Studio. You can
provide values for output properties, data sources properties, template
properties, and values of variables.
Tip: You can use relative paths, HTTP paths
, or HTTPS paths to related resources in document
specifications. When you use relative paths, you can change the directory
structure of your files or move them to the central asset management
system and still access the files necessary to generate documents. You are prompted to choose between using
relative paths or absolute paths when the document specification is
saved, when the template is in the same folder as the document specification,
when the template is in a child folder of the folder that contains
the document specification, or when the template is in a parent folder
of the folder that contains the document specification. You cannot
specify a relative path to a parent folder of a parent folder.