Document specification checklist

As you define a document specification with Rational® Publishing Engine, review the topics that might be helpful while generating your report.
Fast path: The document generation wizard guides you through a process that is similar to the steps outlined in this task. If you use the document generation wizard, follow the steps in Generating a document with the document generation wizard instead of using this checklist.

The following checklists contain the basic tasks that are involved in defining a document specification with the Launcher application.

Tip: Print icon For your convenience, you can print out this checklist to ensure that you complete all of the necessary tasks. Check off each row as you complete the task.
Table 1. Document specification checklist
Task Check when complete Task details
Create a document specification. Go to the help topic about this task.
Configure the output properties. Go to the help topic about this task.
Add one or more templates. Go to the help topic about this task.
Configure the data sources. Go to the help topic about this task.
If there are any, configure the variables. Go to the help topic about this task.
Add preprocess and postprocessing commands. Go to the help topic about this task.
Generate the document. Go to the help topic about this task.

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