IBM Installation Manager 1.7.1 required
For more information about Installation Manager, see the IBM Installation Manager 1.7 Information Center.
About this application page added
In
the Central Management and Monitor & Control administrative user
interfaces, a question mark icon was added. When you click
the icon, you can access an About page with
information about the Rational Publishing Engine build
and a link to the online information center.
As one of the accessibility features of Rational Publishing Engine, each label in the administrative interface of the Monitor & Control component can be read by a screen reader, such as JAWS. For more information about the Monitor & Control administrative user interface, see Managing document generation jobs in the Monitor & Control component.
Only unique messages display in the log files
Logging was simplified so that duplications were removed.
Line breaks from Rational DOORS® are treated as line breaks instead of paragraphs
When line breaks are entered into Rational DOORS by pressing Shift+Enter, Rational Publishing Engine creates line breaks in the output instead of new paragraphs.
Open files from Remote results dialog without saving them first
After you generate a document, when the Remote results dialog opens and you click the link to the output, you can choose to open or save the output file without saving it to your computer first.
Welcome content available in high contrast mode
As one of the accessibility features of Rational Publishing Engine, the Welcome content can be viewed in high contrast mode.
Tabbed selections in open windows can be read by a screen reader
As one of the accessibility features of Rational Publishing Engine, you can use the Tab key to navigate open windows so that the screen reader can read the user interface.
Additional keyboard shortcuts provided
As one of the accessibility features of Rational Publishing Engine, additional keyboard shortcuts are provided for generating reports, previewing documents, opening the Results window, and toggling remote generation. For a list of these and other keyboard shortcuts, see Shortcuts for Rational Publishing Engine.
Customize the length of element details in the Outline view
In the Document design preferences, you can specify a specific number of characters for the text in the Outline view to display through the Outline view content length preference. For more information about this and other preferences, see Setting the document design preferences.
Select values from the configuration layer by default
In the Document execution preferences, you can choose to use the values from the configuration layer by default when you are generating documents through the Select configuration layer values by default preference. For more information about this and other preferences, see Setting the document execution preferences.
Replace queries in a template
You can replace a query that was added to a template element by dragging another query from the data source schema onto the element. If the query is from the same position in the data source schema as the previous query, a window opens and prompts you to confirm the replacement. If the query is not from the same position, the replacement is not completed.
Deleted attributes can be used from Rational DOORS data sources
You can include the information about deleted objects from Rational DOORS in your Rational Publishing Engine template or output.
Properties view can be read by a screen reader
As one of the accessibility features of Rational Publishing Engine, each label in the Properties view can be read by a screen reader, such as JAWS.
Template content can be read by a screen reader
As one of the accessibility features of Rational Publishing Engine, template content, like elements and queries, be read by a screen reader, such as JAWS.
Credentials for style sheets are stored
The credentials that are entered for style sheets in document specifications are stored for repeated use.
Total data request time is provided during document generation
The Console view includes an informational message during document generations that specifies the total data request time. This information helps you to identify when document generations are spending too much time retrieving data so that you know whether you must simplify your template.
Multiple document specifications can be added to a report schedule
Create a schedule for a document generation that includes more than one document specification. For more information about report scheduling, see Scheduling a document generation.
Document specifications can be viewed or downloaded from a report schedule
After a schedule is created, on subsequent edits, you can view or download the document specifications that are included in the schedule. For more information about report scheduling, see Scheduling a document generation.
Next run date can be viewed for a report schedule
The date and time for the next document generation job is scheduled can be viewed in the Report scheduling window. For more information about report scheduling, see Scheduling a document generation.
Report scheduling window size adjusted
The report scheduling window resizes to fit the calendar for setting custom schedules. For more information about report scheduling, see Scheduling a document generation.
Scheduled document generation jobs sort order changed
The list of scheduled document generation jobs is sorted by active schedules in the order they are to run, inactive schedules, and then expired schedules. For more information about report scheduling, see Scheduling a document generation.
Support for Microsoft Word 2013
You can generate .doc and .docx documents for Microsoft Word 2013.