Overview

Create integrated web pages to showcase enterprise architecture content

Publisher allows you to create interactive websites to make any aspect of your enterprise architecture accessible to different groups of stakeholders online. It generates a static snapshot of either all or part of your repository, and it can produce a time-based view (baseline) of your EA content - daily, weekly, monthly etc. The ability to provide a picture-based entry point to the Publication ensures navigation through your EA content is quick and easy, with instructions and guidance notes available to help users understand EA context, the modeling notation used, or even how the site works.

Quick access to EA deliverables

Architecture users can jump around the Architecture information to see dependencies between different EA domains or to access key deliverables such as Architecture Vision documents, Architecture Work Statements or various Architecture Principles documents.

Common reasons for looking at iServer Publisher

Publishing or sharing enterprise architecture is essential in any organization. The Publisher product is particularly useful in an enterprise architecture initiative where content is highly regulated and managed as a governed baseline. It is also beneficial when content needs to be sent to customers, suppliers or any other 3rd party. Additionally, as a copy of the Office and Visio documents and models are created within the Publication, end users can gain access to the files for local modification - useful in consultancy or service businesses.

Make existing enterprise architecture work visible

Existing Visio and Office EA work can be published as soon as the iServer Repository is in place. There is no need to wait until content has been rationalized, so common with other EA tools! By making both legacy and current content visible the EA practice can show immediate value.

Use EA information as part of the day job

Regular business users may be using the enterprise architecture Publication just to help them perform their day job more effectively - looking up the process for a particular activity, reviewing the maintenance statistics or service agreement information for a technology or an application. Feedback and comments can be gathered from business users via the Publication to incorporate into the next iteration of the enterprise architecture.

iServer Publisher capabilities

Users can determine the EA content published by selecting all some or all areas of the Architecture Repository or by using a meta-data value such as 'approval status' or 'ready for publication'. These settings are saved so that a simple 'refresh' can generate a new baseline containing any new or modified content. Additionally, a series of options allows the user to control what information is included, the dependencies shown, the format and the look and feel of the Publication as well as the reports provided. Publisher capabilities include the following:

• Generate integrated HTML websites to publish and share with business users
• Create image-based entry pages to make EA content more attractive and easier to use
• Use extensive search facilities to help business users find the content they need
• Allow business users to generate reports of enterprise architecture content for use in meetings or day to day work
• Collect feedback online from business users to keep content relevant

Further information on iServer Publisher Capabilities