Create a publication definition

  1. In Alfabet Expand, go to the Publications tab.
  2. Right-click the Publications root node and select Add Publication. A new node is added to the explorer and the attribute window displays the attributes of the new publication.
  3. Define the following attributes of the new publication:
    • Name: Enter a technical name for the publication.
    • Caption: Enter a caption for the publication. The caption is displayed in the Alfabet user interface. The Name attribute of the publication will be displayed if no caption is defined.
    • Comments: Optionally enter a description for the publication.
    • Debug Arguments: This attribute is currently not used.
    • Data Culture: Select the culture for the publication in the drop-down list. If no culture is selected, the default language English will be used for the publication. The Data Culture attribute is only required if object data translation has been activated for the Support Data Translation attribute of the relevant culture. If object data translation is activated for a culture, object class properties defined to be translatable may be translated to the language associated with the currently selected culture. Translated strings are stored in the database table of the object class in a separate column. during publication, the data about the object will be read from the language column of the selected language.
    • Document Format: If you select Word, the result of the publication will be a Microsoft Word document. If you select PDF , the result of the publication will be a PDF document. PowerPoint is currently not supported.
    • Group: You can optionally structure and organize publications in publication group folders. To create a publication group, enter a name for the publication group in the Group field and press ENTER. The publication group appears as a folder ascendant to the publication. If other publications are already structured in publication groups, existing publication groups can be selected from a drop-down list in the Group attribute. If an existing publication group is selected, the publication will be added to the selected publication group folder.
    • Insert Table of Contents: Optionally, you can trigger the generation of a table of contents for the document by setting this attribute to True.
    • TOC Info: If you set the Insert Table of Contents attribute to True , expand the section and define the attributes for the table of content.