Document generation with Rational Publishing Engine
IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine uses
web architecture to extract data and generate documents. It supports
data retrieval from sources by using either the REST architecture,
native filters, or XML. The document specification file connects the
data source with the document template. The document template is designed
and structured from the data source schema. Documents can be generated
into Microsoft Word, HTML,
PDF, or XSL-FO formats.

Transferring document generations
Without any customization, document generation runs on your local computer and consumes a license to generate the document. If your organization chooses to use it, Document Builder allows you to transfer document generation from your local computer to a remote server. When you are generating documents with large amounts of data, the speed is of the process is generally faster when you generate documents remotely rather than locally.Rational Publishing Engine offers the use of Rational DOORS® add-in with the installation. This add-in allows you to publish documents directly from the Rational DOORS interfaces without opening the Rational Publishing Engine clients.