IBM Rational Publishing Engine Training - Advanced Concepts

 

Introduction

Training based on Rational Publishing Engine Version 6.0.6.1 and later

Type:               Instructor-led Classroom
Duration:        2 days (8 hours/day)

Level:              Intermediary/Advanced
Location:        Remote or Onsite (World-Wide)
Language:      English

Audience:       Individuals responsible for generating documentation from different IBM and non-IBM apps
Prerequisites:  

- Basic knowledge of XML language and XML schema definitions

- Basic knowledge of CLM suite

- Some knowledge of OOP concept and Javascript language

This course is intended for developers and engineers that want to build complex documents/reports (e.g. traceability reports) in IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine v6.0 + 

Note: As of version 7.0, IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) is renamed to IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing (PUB).

IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine is an automated document generation solution that generates documents from Rational products and selected applications from other vendors that use XML and REST interfaces.

Overview

This two-day, hands-on class covers the fundamentals of building templates and generate documents using IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPE).

This basic course is for:

- Business/Requirements Analyst

- Systems / Software Engineer

- Product Manager

- Support/QA Engineer

- Technical Document Author

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to use IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) to:

- Install/Configure RPE components

- Use RPE Document Builder to build complex templates for the CLM suite (and other IBM tools)

- Understand data structure - learn how reportable APIs work

- Design document templates that meet the document generation needs of the company (use external stylesheets)

- Learn how to optimize the document generation process

- Learn how to test&debug templates

Training modules

1. Using multiple data sources  inside a template (data source schema discoverability)

2. Using RPE elements and queries to build complex RPE Templates

3. Link data from different applications using RPE Dynamic Datasource Configuration element

- Requirements (DNG) + Test Cases (QM) + Defects (CCM)

4. Process/transform exported data using Javascript

5. What is POX? How to use it?

6. Using external stylesheets (HTML & WORD) to comply with company formatting rules (including branding)

7. Test&Debug templates

8. Best practices

9. Choosing the right document generation option

- RPE Launcher

- Document Builder (Web Solution)

- CLM applications (Engineering Document Generation)

Contact us to get a customized offer for your team. Upon discussion, we can learn your process and include important elements and terms known to your team into the training program.