Getting started with generating reports

To publish documents with Rational® Publishing Engine, these tasks can get you started.

The following diagram shows the basic workflow for generating documents using Rational Publishing Engine. Click any area of the diagram to see more information.

Image map for getting started with generating reports Specifying output properties Publishing a document Publishing a document

Overview

You can read the following topics before you generate reports.

Conceptual help topic. Specifying output properties
IBM Rational Publishing Engine can produce Microsoft Word, HTML, PDF, and XSL-FO documents. Review this information on selecting an output type based on the content of your template.
Conceptual help topic. Connecting to a data source
By using the IBM Rational Publishing Engine data services, you can connect to and configure data sources.
Conceptual help topic. Managing synchronization
The preference parameter in Document Studio synchronizes the document specification with the current template.

Getting started

The following topics guide you through the tasks for generating reports.

Task help topic on creating a template. Configuring the client applications for remote publishing
After the web services are deployed on a server, you can configure the client applications to publish documents remotely.
Task help topic. Creating a document specification
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.
Task help topic. Preprocessing and postprocessing of output
The pre-command and post-command properties can contain code for commands to be executed before and after the document publishing process.
Task help topic. Specifying the authentication type for a data source in a document specification
When a data source require authentication, each authentication type that is supported by Rational Publishing Engine (form, basic, oauth, oauth1a) is tested until the correct type is found. In Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.2.2, you can circumvent the testing process by designating an authentication type.

Samples, tutorials, and videos

Multimedia link Rational Publishing Engine Playlist on YouTube
Watch videos from the IBM Rational Education team on how to use Rational Publishing Engine or how to integrate data sources with Rational Publishing Engine.
Tutorials link Rational Publishing Engine Examples and Tutorials
Review developerWorks examples and tutorials on how to use Rational Publishing Engine.

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