Service Publishing Setup
You can publish a representation of a publication structure, an information structure, or a parts list. The representation can also be associated with the structure and saved as an object in Windchill. Windchill Service Information Manager uses Windchill Visualization Services for publishing, which requires configuration by your Windchill administrator.
Publishing support from publication structures, information structures, and parts lists:
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Object Type
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Supported Output
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Publication Structure
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PDF, HTML, XSL, and bundles
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Publication Section
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PDF and HTML
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Textual Information Element Content Holder (for dynamic documents) and Parts List Information Element Content Holder
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PDF and HTML
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Parts Lists
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PDF and Parts List Structure in graphical form
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Information Structure
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XSL and bundles
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In addition to setting up Windchill Visualization Services, some publishing configuration tasks specific to Windchill Service Information Manager must be performed:
• A Windchill Service Information Manager worker agent must be configured and enabled.
• A WVS publish rules file must be set up and deployed.
• Arbortext Publishing Engine must be installed and configured on a supported Windows server.
Instructions for installing and configuring Arbortext Publishing Engine are in the Installing Servigistics Arbortext Publishing Engine and Configuring Servigistics Arbortext Publishing Engine guides, part of the Arbortext Publishing Engine Help Center documentation.
Before you begin, consult the following:
In addition, you need to have a custom document type implemented on the Arbortext PE server. For more information, consult the Customizing Windchill Service Information Manager and Windchill Service Parts, available from the Windchill Help Center and the PTC Reference Documents support site:
In addition, be sure to consult the Arbortext Publishing Engine documentation, available from the Arbortext Help Center.