Setting the document execution preferences

Select the output preferences for the document execution.

Procedure

  1. Click Window > Preferences > RPE > Document Execution.
  2. For Define the preferred location of the output file dialog, select one of the following options:
    • Last location: Generate the output in the same location as the last output file that was generated. This location is the temporary directory unless a location is specified for the output in the document specification.
    • Specific location: Provide a specific location every time an output file is generated.

    Last location is the default selection.

  3. For Use Publish Wizard, select one of the following options:
    • Yes
    • No
    This preference controls whether the document generation configuration wizard opens in all of the following instances:
    • When you open a document specification by clicking File > Open document specification > any document specification > Next in the Launcher application
    • When you double-click a document specification file to open it in the Launcher application
    • When you double-click a template file to open it in the Document Studio application
    • When you right-click a document specification file and choose to open it with Rational® Publishing Engine
    • When you right-click a document specification file and choose to publish it with Rational Publishing Engine
    • When you start a document generation from a command-line utility
    This preference does not control whether the document generation configuration wizard opens in all of the following instances:
    • When you click the Configure and generate document menu item or icon
    • When you click the Configure and preview document menu item or icon
    • When you start a document generation from a command-line utility and include the -wizard option
  4. V1.2.1.1: For Select configuration layer values by default, select one of the following options:
    • Yes: If there is configuration layer value specified in a template, the configuration layer value is selected by default in the document specification.
      • If the configuration layer value is applied to a data source:
        • If the configuration layer value is applied to a data source, in the Configure and generate document wizard, From configuration layer is selected in the Data sources page. The first value in the configuration layer is selected by default.
        • In the Properties view for the data source, the first value in the configuration layer is selected for the URI property.
      • If the configuration layer value is applied to a variable:
        • In the Configure and generate document wizard, From configuration layer is selected for the Variable value location in the Variables page. The first value in the configuration layer is selected by default.
        • In the Properties view for the variable, the first value in the configuration layer is selected for the value property.
    • No: If there is not a configuration layer value specified in a template, the default values are used unless the data source or variable is manually configured.

    Yes is the default selection.

  5. Click OK to save the changes.

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