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Publishing

In Content Manager, the publication is an object that is used to generate documentation in a particular output format such as PDF or Eclipse Help. A publication includes a map with references to the objects (maps and topics) to be included, and associated resources (variable library topics). The publication also manages the versions of the topics referenced by the map and used for output. Additionally, you can set conditions for the publication to produce customized output for a specific, target audience or situation.

Publication Manager

In the Publication Manager, you can open and edit one publication at a time. The Publication Manager interface has five tabs:
Content
Provides a tree view of the map, topics, and resources (library topics) used in the open publication. You can modify the items in the tree.
Baseline
Contains a list of all of the objects included in the open publication. You can view and modify the version to be included and the status of each object.
Variables
Contains a list of the variables used in the open publication.
Conditions
Contains a list of the conditions used in the open publication. In this tab you can select combinations of conditions to create a publishing context.
Output
Provides a list of the output formats and the publication status of the outputs. You can also modify the output formats defined for the publication.

Each output format has a set of properties defining its behavior and capabilities. Differences in the behavior and capabilities include the stylesheet to be used during publishing as well as the styleprocessor . The system administrator can set these properties for each output format.