Connecting to the Document Builder component

Configure the remote services preferences to connect to the IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine Document Builder component.

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. Optional: If you don't have any assets in Document Builder, report designers can generate the ready-to-use assets for Document Builder, and administrators can generate even more sample assets:
    1. Open Document Builder in a browser at: http://server:port/rpeng
    2. Specify the user name and password to authenticate with the Document Builder.
      Remember: The user name and password depend on the user credentials configured and mapped to the rpe_report_designer or rpe_admin user roles. See the links on configuring users and authentication for Document Builder.
    3. In the left pane of Document Builder, click Design.
    4. In the Design page, click Click here to generate the ready-to-use assets or Click here to generate Sample assets (admins only).
  2. Set the Document Builder URL in the Remote Services preference:
    1. In Document Studio, click Window > Preferences > RPE > Remote Services.
    2. Under the RPE Web Services section, enter the URL and credentials to the Document Builder component. URL example: http://server:port/rpeng
    3. Click OK to save the changes to the preference.
  3. Load the RPE Central Library:
    1. In Document Studio, select File > Open Document Template.
    2. In the Template Selection window, click Load from Library.
      This is a screen capture of the Template Selection pop-up window.
    3. You can select multiple templates from the RPE Central Library by pressing the Ctrl key, and then click Add Selected > OK.
    4. In Document Studio, your selected template opens in the editor.

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