Integrating IBM Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.2 with Reporting Arena Excel Converter to generate documents from various IBM Rational tools in MS Excel format.
Generate Excel documents with Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.2 and Reporting Arena Excel Converter 1.0
1. Using RAEC 1.0 and RPE 1.1.2 to generate documents in Excel format Dan Ani Reporting Arena Team Leader www.reportingarena.com
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4. Checkpoint 1. Install standalone Reporting Arena Excel Converter. 2. Open RPE Launcher component. 3. Create a document specification. 4. Configure document specification for Excel generation. 5. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output. 6. Generate document. 7. Get the results. 8. Conclusions.
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7. Checkpoint 1. Install standalone Reporting Arena Excel Converter. 2. Open RPE Launcher component. 3. Create a document specification. 4. Configure document specification for Excel generation. 5. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output. 6. Generate document. 7. Get the results. 8. Conclusions.
8. Open the RPE 1.1.2 Launcher component Use the launcher icon to start the RPE Launcher Application.
9. Checkpoint 1. Install standalone Reporting Arena Excel Converter. 2. Open RPE Launcher component. 3. Create a document specification. 4. Configure document specification for Excel generation. 5. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output. 6. Generate document. 7. Get the results. 8. Conclusions.
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11. Checkpoint 1. Install standalone Reporting Arena Excel Converter. 2. Open RPE Launcher component. 3. Create a document specification. 4. Configure document specification for Excel generation. 5. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output. 6. Generate document. 7. Get the results. 8. Conclusions.
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13. Checkpoint 1. Install standalone Reporting Arena Excel Converter. 2. Open RPE Launcher component. 3. Create a document specification. 4. Configure document specification for Excel generation. 5. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output. 6. Generate document. 7. Get the results. 8. Conclusions.
14. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output 1/3 From RPE 1.1.2, it is possible to run commands that post process the results before and after the publishing process. The command is introduced through a new property in the metadata: post-command. You can use the output file path in the command using the $output variable that is maintained by Rational Publishing Engine. The output formats are referenced in the command using the form: ${word}, ${html}, ${pdf}, ${xslfo} Note: The pre-command and post-command are executed only once, regardless of the number of templates, data sources and outputs available.
15. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output 2/3 With the standalone installation for RAEC it is possible to generate Excel documents from the command line using this command: Parameters: -fo : the path for the XslFo input file -xls : the path for the result Excel file
16. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output 3/3 Write the command to generate the Excel file. Use the ${XslFo} variable for input. This variable will point to the XslFo file that will be generated by RPE. Use the same variable for the path were Excel file will be generated. The converter automatically adds .xls extension at the end.
17. Checkpoint 1. Install standalone Reporting Arena Excel Converter. 2. Open RPE Launcher component. 3. Create a document specification. 4. Configure document specification for Excel generation. 5. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output. 6. Generate document. 7. Get the results. 8. Conclusions.
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19. Checkpoint 1. Install standalone Reporting Arena Excel Converter. 2. Open RPE Launcher component. 3. Create a document specification. 4. Configure document specification for Excel generation. 5. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output. 6. Generate document. 7. Get the results. 8. Conclusions.
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24. Checkpoint 1. Install standalone Reporting Arena Excel Converter. 2. Open RPE Launcher component. 3. Create a document specification. 4. Configure document specification for Excel generation. 5. Use the post processing command to generate the Excel output. 6. Generate document. 7. Get the results. 8. Conclusions.