Kumaraswamy Gowda

Below is the architecture for Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) Document Builder and  RPE Desktop client, which  provide document generation capabilities for the Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution and external tools like HP ALM, JIRA, etc. Additionally, Rational Reporting for Document Generation (RRDG) is embedded within CLM for generating documents from the application you’re working on, […]

The JSON data format is widely accepted and used for exchanging data in today’s world. Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) previously was able to generate documents from tools that exposed data in XML format. With RPE 2.1.2, documents can be generated consuming data in JSON format. There is absolutely no change in the user experience for adding schema, […]

With Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) 2.1.2, you can generate comparison documents which compare two documents of different versions. The differential document is similar to making changes to the document when “Track Changes” is enabled in Microsoft Word to track formatting changes, additions and deletions of content, comments, etc. Some of the basic use cases include: […]

Andy Lapping has created set of templates for Rational Publishing Engine to produce reports from Harmony aMBSE models. You could download the templates and could be used as-is or customized. The zip file also includes a PPT with some more details.   Kumaraswamy Gowda (Kumar) Technical Lead and Architect – Rational Publishing Engine kumaraswamy_gowda@in.ibm.com

Below are the sessions for Rational Publishing Engine and Reporting at InterConnect 2017. Click on the links for the abstract of the session. Looking forward to see you there. IBM Reporting and Document Generation across the IBM Continuous Engineering Products Sunday, 3/19, 12:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Lagoon H | Session ID: 6958A Ask […]

Recording of the webinar is available at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/5330841770988702465. There will be a webinar about Rational Published Engine (RPE) Document Builder on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at  8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST. Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8136732772471247362 Simplify document generation with RPE Document Builder (Web) The RPE Document builder has all Web UI that makes it easier for users […]

Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) 2.1 introduced a new feature for importing a Microsoft Word template when building an RPE template. This allows you to prototype the document in a Microsoft Word template, which a new user is most likely familiar with, and then import it in RPE Studio to create an RPE template.

With Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) 2.1, you could drag and drop the web resource URL from the application you are working on (e.g. Rational DOORS Next Generation, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert, Rational Rhapsody Design Manager, Jazz Reporting Service) onto RPE Studio editor and get a new RPE template for the dropped web resource. RPE […]

Template assistant in Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) 2.1 and 2.1.1 guides new template designers with a step-by-step walkthrough on building an RPE template and the complete process up to document generation. This interactive studio guide gives a very quick introduction to various parts in RPE Studio. Guide Bar in RPE 2.1 The new guide bar in the template editor allows […]

Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) Document Builder was introduced in RPE 2.0 to allow reuse and collaboration with the new web solution. RPE Document Builder also  simplifies the deployment and maintenance of RPE by providing an alternative to the RPE thick clients for generating documents. With RPE 2.1.1, an RPE administrator can pause, resume, or cancel […]