IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine uses
web architecture to extract data and generate documents. It supports
data retrieval from sources by using either the REST architecture,
native filters, or XML. The document specification file connects the
data source with the document template. The document template is designed
and structured from the data source schema. Documents can be generated
into Microsoft Word, HTML,
PDF, or XSL-FO formats.

Transferring document generations
Without any customization, document
generation runs on your local computer and consumes a license to generate the document. If your
organization chooses to use it, the Remote services application allows you to transfer document
generation from your local computer to a remote server. When you are generating documents with large
amounts of data, the speed is of the process is generally faster when you generate documents
remotely rather than locally. Remote document generation consumes two licenses during the output
generation process.
Rational Publishing Engine offers the
use of Rational
DOORS® add-in with the installation. This add-in allows you
to publish documents directly from the Rational
DOORS interfaces without opening the Rational Publishing Engine clients.