About publisher output

Go to the output directory of the published project and open the file 'index.html' with a web browser. The web page is organized in frames, namely the Navigator Pane, Menu Pane and Content Pane.

Published project
Published project
No. NameDescription
1 Navigator pane It comprises of the Diagram Navigator, Model Navigator and Class Navigator.
2 Menu pane It shows the sub-menus of the Navigator pane. The contents shown in this pane varies with the link you clicked in the Navigator Pane. 
3 Content pane It shows the details of the item (diagram, model or package/class) you clicked in the Menu Pane or Content Pane.
Description of the interface of published Web content

Navigator pane

There are four tabs within the navigator pane - Diagram Navigator, Model Explorer, Class Navigator and Logical View. They are responsible for reading the project from different angles.

Diagram Navigator

Diagram Navigator shows the categories of diagrams in the project. You can click on a category to view its diagrams in the Menu Pane, or click Show All Diagrams to view all diagrams.

Diagram navigator
Diagram navigator

Model Explorer

Shows the package models in the project. You can click on a package to view its child models in the Menu Pane, or click Show All Models to view all model elements.

Model Navigator
Model Navigator

Class Navigator

Shows the Package models in the project. You can click on a package to view its child packages/classes in the Menu Pane, or click Show All Models to view all packages/classes.

Class navigator
Class navigator

Logical view

Echos the logical view defined in project. You can click on a diagram to open it.

Logical view
Logical view

 

To view the details of an item (diagram, model or package/class), click on its link in the Menu Pane and its details will be shown in the Content Pane.

Menu navigator
Menu navigator

Diagram Content

Diagram content
Diagram content

The diagram type, name, description, together with a full size image of the diagram are shown in the Content Pane. The image is mapped to different clickable regions for each shape, so, you can click on a shape in the image to view its details.

Shape link to descriptions
Shape link to descriptions

Using jump to

The Jump to drop down menu in the diagram content page lists all shapes in the diagram. You can select a shape to jump to. The content page will scroll to the selected shape and the shape will be highlighted by a red border.

Jump to
Jump to

Besides, there will be two shortcut buttons above the selected shape.

The Back to top button brings you to the top of the page.

Back to top
Back to top

The Open specification button brings you to the details page of the shape.

Open specification
Open specification

Model elements

The Model Elements section of the diagram content page shows the name, type and description of the models of all shapes in the diagram. You can click on the link of a model to view its details.

Model elements
Model elements

Model element content

The type, name and general model properties of a model are shown in the content page.

Model element content
Model element content

Parent hierarchy

The parent hierarchy is shown as a list of models on top of the page. You can click on a parent in the hierarchy to view its details.

Parent hierarchy
Parent hierarchy

Relationships

The summary of the relationships of the model is shown in the Relationships Summary section. Click on a relationship and it will take you to the Relationships Detail section.

Relationships summary
Relationships summary

Relationships detail

Relationships detail
Relationships detail

Other model details

Certain types of model have their own properties, for example, attributes and operations of class or columns of ERD table. They are also included in the content page as custom sections. For instance, the Operations Overview and the Operations Detail sections show the overview and details of the operations of a class respectively.

Other model detail
Other model detail

Related Resources

The following resources may help you to learn more about the topic discussed in this page.

 
1. Publish project using project publisher Table of Contents Chapter 2. Doc. Composer - Introduction

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