Document Studio
- From either the Launcher or Document Studio application, click
the
Open Perspective icon. - Select the perspective to add.
- Click OK. Both the Document Studio and
Launcher are accessible as tabs from your toolbar:

- Create a template.
- Create master pages to define a header, a footer, and properties such as the page orientation and border styling.
- Add data source schemas to include queries and attributes to define the data structure.
- Create variables for calculations and configuring values at run time.
- Create styles that can apply to specific element types.
- Configure, preview, and generate documents as you design them.

Because Rational® Publishing Engine is based on Eclipse, these views can be hidden, expanded, contracted, undocked, or moved. If you unintentionally remove a view from your perspective, you can click to open it or you can restore the default settings by clicking .
1 . Palette view
The Palette view displays all of the elements that you can use to create and design your document template. See Template elements in the Palette view for descriptions of each element.
- You can click an element in the Palette view and then click the location in the template content editor to place the element in the template.
- You can click and hold an element in the Palette view and drag it into the template content editor to place the element in the template.
- Use the Marquee element to select multiple elements in the template content editor.
2 . Data Source View
The Data Source View displays the data schemas available to use in the template. Each schema is displayed in its own tab in this view.
3 . Template content editor
- Template content editor: Design the template for the report.
- Zoom editor: Work in a smaller area of your template.
- Master page: Each master page displays in a tab. The master page tab is only visible when there is a master page in the template.
- Document Outline: Work with a simplified view of your document structure.
4 . Outline view
The Outline view displays the content of the templates in a tree structure.
5 . Properties view
Displays the properties of the selected element, which you can edit. However, some properties such as the query path are read-only. It also displays the accepted values in a tooltip for some formatting properties.
6 . Console view
The Console view displays a list of informational and troubleshooting messages about the template.
7 . Problems view
The Problems view displays a detailed list of errors and warnings about the template. For more information about an error, right-click the error and select Properties. The properties for an error provide you with more information, such as which element the error is occurring on, to help you troubleshoot.
8 . Search view
The Search view displays the results from searches you perform.
9 . Zoom editor
Use the Zoom editor to work with a specific template element. The Zoom editor places the focus on a specific template element and provides better visibility to work on a particular content because it places the focus on a specific template element. This editor is useful when working on complex templates that contain numerous elements.
- Select the element and click the Zoom editor tab.
- Right-click the element and select Edit in Zoom Editor.