When you publish model information to a web, the hypertext-linked web of HTML pages mirror the content of projects, models, profiles, and packages and can be viewed outside of the modeling tool using a standard browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft® Internet Explorer. Alternatively, the reporting capability produces a linear document that shows metrics or diagram information.
The publishing process extracts information and uses it to recreate model elements, including diagrams, relationships, and attributes. In the published web, hypertext links let viewers traverse the model much as they would within the modeling tool.
Although you might use this capability primarily to share model information with people who do not have the modeling tool, you can also use it to quickly browse large models that take some time to load. You can publish successive iterations of an evolving model for review or to share information. Another potential use is to publish documentation for a frozen application programming interface (API) or framework.