IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine uses
web architecture to extract data and generate documents. It supports
data retrieval from sources by using either the REST architecture,
native filters, or XML. The document specification file connects the
data source with the document template. The document template is designed
and structured from the data source schema. Documents can be generated
into Microsoft Word, HTML,
PDF, or XSL-FO formats.

Transferring document generation
Without any
customization, document generation runs on your local computer and
consumes a license to generate the document. If your organization
chooses to use it, the
Web Services application allows
you to transfer document generation from your local computer to a
remote server. When you are generating documents with large amounts
of data, the speed is of the process is generally faster when you
generate documents remotely rather than locally. Remote document generation
consumes two licenses during the output generation process.
Rational Publishing Engine offers
the use of Rational DOORS® and Rational Tau add-ins with the installation.
These add-ins allow you to publish documents directly from the Rational DOORS or Rational Tau
interfaces without opening the Rational Publishing Engine clients.