UML Designer User's Guide
The fastest way to publish your model is to automatically generate the
Publication element and output document in a single step. This is
generally the easiest way to create published output, and you can publish any
model this way.
To publish automatically, follow these steps:
- In the Relationships Browser, select the element you want to
publish. This can either be the model element or an element within the
model.
- If you want to include the element and any elements it links to, select
Publish>With Children from the pop-up menu. For
example, you might use this option to publish an entire model, or to publish a
protocol along with all of its messages, parameters, and return values.
If you want to include only the selected element, select
Publish>Single. The resulting publication will
include only the text of the selected element.
A dialog now appears prompting you for the publishing options you want to
use.

- In the File name field, specify the name of the output
file. Select the ... button to open a file dialog
from which you can select a location for the output file.
- In the Save as type field, select the format of the published
output:
- Select Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) if you want to create
online output viewable with a Web browser.
- Select Rich Text Format (RTF) if you want to create a hardcopy
document. RTF is compatible with most word-processing software such as
Microsoft Word.
- In the Page size field, select the page size you want to use
for an RTF document. (This field is disabled if you have selected
another output format.)
- In the Groups To Include field, select which groups you want to
include in the published document. To include all elements regardless
of group membership, select Everything (this is the
default).
- Select the Create Publication Named check box if you want to
save the Publication element that is automatically created. This is not
necessary if you are only interested in the final output. There are
several reasons you might want to save the Publication element:
- To speed up processing the next time you publish the model. By
saving the Publication element, you can avoid having to generate it again
later. (However, remember that if you use the same Publication element
later, it won't reflect any elements or links you have added or
removed.)
- To manually modify the Publication element. You can add, remove, or
rearrange topics and the text they contain, and then regenerate the formatted
output. (For more information about modifying a Publication element,
see Publishing manually.)
- Select OK to start publishing.
After the publishing operating finishes, you can open the output document
using the appropriate tool. If you selected RTF output, there will be a
single file with the name you specified. If you selected HTML output,
there will be one or more HTML files; the top-level file has the name you
specified, while the other files use the same name with a numeral
appended.
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