Publishing overview

When you publish models to a web, the Javadoc-like published HTML pages mirror the content of models 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, classes, packages, relationships, attributes, and operations. 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.

Related tasks
Publishing models
Publishing models to a web
Publishing model reports

Related reference
Published web of HTML pages
Image file formats
Report manifest file attributes

Related information
Tutorials and sample for publishing models

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