If you make changes to the server that hosts your data
source, you must update the Rational® Publishing Engine document
specifications and, possibly, templates with the new information.
These changes might include renaming a server or changing a port number,
for example.
Before you begin
Design your documents and document specifications with the
expectation that data sources change. You can avoid having to update
individual files as outlined in this task by planning your designs
appropriately.
For more information on planning your template, see Designing document templates. For
more information on variables, see Defining and assigning variables.
About this task
This task applies to REST and REST v2 data sources, including
those that you connect to through the
Rational Publishing Engine Data
Services.
Updating templates
In templates, if you assigned external variables to an
element or hardcoded data references with a data source URL, you must
update the data source paths in those elements and references. If
possible, change variables or hardcoded references so they are not
dependant on an artifact in a specific location.