Arbortext Command Language > set Command Options > set appsnapshot
  
set appsnapshot
set appsnapshot= { yes | no}
When set to yes, this command collects the transformed XML document that was submitted to PTC ALD for printing or publishing to PDF into a zip archive for troubleshooting. The collection also includes the graphics it references and other supporting files. When you set this command to yes, the publishing process creates a zip for each subsequent publishing operation that uses PTC ALD. The default setting is no.
The PTC ALD snapshot file contains the following:
• manifest.xml — An XML document that contains information about the publishing parameters in effect when the publishing request was made.
• inputDoc.xml — The document sent to PTC ALD that has been modified for troubleshooting. It will be flattened and its graphic references will point to the doc-graphics directory.
• doc-graphics — A directory containing a copy of the graphics referenced by inputDoc.xml.
• appsnap.log — A log of the events from generating the PTC ALD snapshot. If the snapshot is not complete, the appsnap.log will contain information about it.
• dynamic.dtd or dynamic.xsd — An XML document type definition (DTD) file or an XML schema (XSD) file may be necessary to read inputDoc.xml. The snapshot may contain one of these files if the snapshot also contains an inputDoc.xml.
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DITA documents will use a dynamic DTD rather than a schema.
The location where the PTC ALD snapshot zip file is saved depends on how the publishing request is made.
• If you are sending publishing requests to Arbortext Publishing Engine, the snapshot will be generated and the transaction will be archived on the Arbortext PE server. If set debugcomposition is set to on, then the snapshot file will be included with the intermediate files returned to the Arbortext Editor client.
See Using Arbortext Publishing Engine for Publishing Documents for information.
• If you are publishing locally using Arbortext Editor with Arbortext Styler, the PTC ALD snapshot is placed in the Cache Directory (.aptcache). If you use the Editor menu choices for publishing PDF or printing, a dialog box will confirm the action and notify you where the snapshot has been saved. It will also open the target directory for you if you click Browse to directory. See set appsnapshotprompt for more information.
If set debugcomposition is set to on, then the snapshot will also be included in the compose.zip file produced from Tools > Save Application. See Save Application dialog box for more information.
You can run set appsnapshot from an ACL script loaded from the Arbortext-path\custom\init directory or from the command line in Editor (available if Full Menus is checked in the Tools > Preferences > Window dialog box).
Consult Troubleshooting PTC ALD Publishing for more information. Using snapshots for troubleshooting should be done with the help of Technical Support.