Content to be published
You must indicate publishing options. You can select the information to be displayed on the instances, the output format, layout, and location of the published result.
- Published content
- By default, the option Publish a structure of multiple
files is not selected. It means that only the selected
instances constitute entries in the published result. If you select
this option, the instances that are recursively called in the selected
instances are published.
You can filter the information to be displayed in the published result by clicking Advanced. A two-page wizard displays the entities and their descriptions in the MAF (Model Access Facilities) model. By default, all the entities and all their descriptions are selected. You can clear some of them to exclude them from the published result.
- Publishing format
- The following publishing formats are available:
- XML: This format includes a table of contents, followed by the published instances. The names of the descriptions and fields are extracted from the MAF (Model Access Facilities) model.
- HTML: This format makes it easier to read
the published result. The names of the descriptions and fields are
identical to the names that are displayed in the Rational Programming
Patterns interface. Two output layouts are available:
- List: This layout includes a table for each entity with as many lines as instances of the entity. The attributes and the first-level descriptions are published, except the multiple descriptions. For example, the Segments lists do not include the Data Elements that are called in the -CE Lines tab.
- Details: This layout includes a table of
contents with as many entries as published instances. You can click
one of the entries to see the corresponding instances. The instance
details are presented after the table of contents.
Each instance is presented with a title that includes its entity type and its code. Then, the descriptions and the fields that contain values are displayed.
- CSV: This format publishes the result in a table. You can then sort or resize the columns.
- Output file
- The option Publish a structure of multiple files is
available for an XML orHTML output
format with a detail layout. By default, it is not selected.
By default, all the instances are then published in the same file. This choice is adapted to a printed output. You can open the file with a text processing and print it, for example.
If you select this option, one file for each instance is created in the indicated output folder. You cannot indicate a file name but only a folder name. The file names are automatically created from the instance names. This option is adapted to publish on the internet. An index.html file is automatically created. A subdirectory is also created for each project that contains published instances. You can then create a URL with the index.html as the entry point. Users will then easily access the published result.
- You can specify where the published result is to be output:
- You can publish in your local workspace. Select Enter or select the parent folder. Enter or select the output folder that will contain the published result. If you do not publish a structure of multiple files, you must also indicate a file name in the File name field. Its extension corresponds to the selected publishing format. You will be able to see the content of the published files by right-clicking the files and selecting the appropriate editor in the Project Explorer view.
- You can also publish outside the local workspace. Select Select file to publish to and enter or select the folder. You must also specify the publishing file if you do not publish a structure of multiple files.
- The option Publish a structure of multiple files is
available for an XML orHTML output
format with a detail layout. By default, it is not selected.