You can use the Rational® Publishing Engine Launcher
application to generate reports by using the information in a document
specification file. This content applies to version
7.6.1 or later.
Before you begin
In the
Rational Publishing Engine Launcher
application, you must be in the RPE Launcher perspective. A document
specification file, which has
.dsx as a file
name extension, must be open and have the following properties configured:
- Output formats: Configure the formats that you want to generate,
and delete the formats that are not required.
- Templates: Specify the path to the report template file (.dta).
- Data sources: Specify a user name and password for each data source,
and optionally a URL.
- Variables: If a template defines global variables, examine the
default values of those variables and if necessary, specify a more
appropriate value. For example, to include information about incoming
and outgoing links, and comments, set the IncludeIncomingLinks, IncludeOutgoingLinks,
and IncludeComments variables to true.
For more information about configuring the properties
in a document specification, see the related link at the end of this
topic.
Procedure
From the main toolbar, click .
Results
The
Rational Publishing Engine -
Results window displays links to the generated reports. Each link
corresponds to a report format that you configured in the document
specification file. To view a report, click its link. To save a report,
right-click a link; then select
Save Target As.
For
more information about how to extract Rational Rhapsody® Design
Management data, complete lesson 11 of the Design Management reporting
tutorial. See the related link at the end of this topic.