Publish project using project publisher

The Project Publisher is a tool that exports the project, including detailed information in diagrams and models, into interactive and well-organized web pages. The generated web pages can be read in any web browser with no additional plug-in required, so collaborative partners may see the published product even if they do not have Visual Paradigm products installed.

To launch Project Publisher:

Select Tools > Project Publisher... from main menu.

To launch project publisher
In the Project Publisher dialog box, specify the output directory where you want to save the published content.
You can optionally configure the publisher by adjust the options or options. For details, refer to the sections below.
Click OK button to start publishing.

An overview of project publisher

Overview of project publisher

No.	Name	Description
1	Output directory	The folder where you want to publish the content to.
2	Preserve image size	When checked, published content will show images in exact width and height.
3	Copy reference files	You can add file references to model elements. When this option is checked, referenced files will be copied to the output directory so that you can access any referenced file when browsing the published content in other machine easily.
4	Launch viewer	When checked, the system will launch the web browser and open the published Web contents.
5	Advanced options	Click to configure advanced publisher options. For details about the options, read the next section.
6	OK	Click to publish.
7	Cancel	Click to close the dialog box without publishing.

Description of project publisher

Advanced options

On the Project Publisher dialog box you can configure some of the common options. You can also configure the advanced options for more detailed settings by clicking the Advanced Options... button.

Project publisher advanced options

Option	Description
Generate model element list in diagram page	Check to generate a list of model element in a diagram page.
Generate only documentation in model element page	Check to generate only documentation in model element page, and exclude other contents.
Generate only when documentation is defined	Generate element page only when that element has documentation. When this option is off, the shape will have no linkage from image in diagram page due to the absent of element page.
Generate page header	Check to generate pre-defined header.
Generate page footer	Check to generate pre-defined footer.
Show documentation when hover over a shape	Check to show element's documentation when moving the mouse pointer over a shape in an image of diagram.
Generate diagram type	Check to generate the diagram type in addition to diagram name.
Drill down effect for general models	Choose the action when pressing on model elements on a diagram.
Drill down effect for business sub-process	Choose the action when pressing on sub-processes on a diagram.
Drill down effect for process (Process Map)	Choose the action when pressing on processes on a process map diagram.
Drill down effect for events (BPMN)	Choose the action when pressing on (BPMN) events on a diagram.
Drill down effect for diagram overview	Choose the action when pressing on diagram overviews on a diagram.
Publisher engine	Choose the engine for publishing. You are advised to use the new engine.
Default diagram	Choose the diagram that first appear when opening the published content. If unspecified, a default page with project information will be presented.
Sort elements in type groups by	Choose the way of sorting elements show in summary or drop down menu in diagram page
Filtered content	Choose the content for not to show in published content

Description of project publisher advanced options

Chapter 3. Publishing project to Web Site

Table of Contents

2. Using the published contents