New & Noteworthy for IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 7.0.3 M3


Description
Desktop client Enhanced template in Document Studio

You can define the content of a template using data expressions, script expressions, or simple values. The tabs are now arranged alphabetically as Data Expression tab, Script Expression tab, and Simple Value tab. The tab now displays the context query in expanded form without any selection, making it easier to select the attribute.

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The default preferences in Document Studio and Launcher are enhanced to reduce the number of clicks

The following default preferences in Document Studio and Launcher are changed to reduce the number of clicks:
  • Window > Preferences > PUB > Document Design > Keep current palette tool selected after insertion in Template? > Set as No
  • Window > Preferences > PUB > Document Design > Enable Palette Drawers > Set as No
  • Window > Preferences > PUB > Document Execution > Use Publish Wizard > Set as No
The following new preference is added to Document Studio and Launcher to reduce the number of clicks:
  • Window > Preferences > PUB > Document Execution > Auto save changes to the template before document generation > Set as Yes. For the first time, you must save the template by selecting the file path. Changes made to the template later are saved automatically before document generation.
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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing (PUB) PUB supports caption-side and text-align properties for caption tag in XHTML

While processing XHTML data during document generation, PUB now supports caption-side and text-align CSS style properties. The <caption> tag defines a table caption in XHTML. By default in the PUB output, the table caption positions below a table and the text is left-aligned. You can now position the caption on top or bottom of a table and align the text to left, right or center in Microsoft Word, PDF and HTML output.

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Sample template and stylesheet for Microsoft Excel included in PUB

You can now find an additional sample template and stylesheet for Microsoft Excel in PUB. The sample template and stylesheet are available at PUB_install_dir/templates/EWM and PUB_install_dir/utils/excel/ directory. The stylesheet contains sample macros that can be used to add any chart, position the chart, delete the sheets based on certain conditions, and more.

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