iServer Publisher
Create Integrated HTML Websites to Showcase Enterprise
Architecture Content
Quick Access to
EA Deliverables Common Reasons for Looking at iServer
Publisher Make Existing Enterprise Architecture Work
Visible Using EA
Information as Part of the Day Job Benefits of iServer Publisher iServer Publisher
Capabilities
Publisher allows you to create HTML publications
(websites) to make any aspect of your Enterprise Architecture
accessible to different groups of stakeholders. A static snapshot
of either all or part of your repository is generated, and can be
used to 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.
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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.
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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 rationalised, so
common with other EA tools! By making content, even old
content, visible the EA practice can show immediate value.
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Using 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.
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Benefits of iServer Publisher
An unlimited number of Business users have unrestricted access
to EA content at a low cost and with minimal effort. The
information distributed can be controlled and published at fixed
intervals so the Architecture team can be confident that the
information used by the business is current and approved. By
making content accessible, business users can contribute to the
development of the Architecture and provide their views on the
quality and usefulness of the information produced. It can
also be used to help them in their day to day work and to allow
them to see the value Enterprise Architecture.
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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 a picture-based entry pages to make the EA content more
attractive and easier to use
- Use Extensive search facilities help business users find the
content they need
- Allows 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
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Further information on iServer
Publisher Capabilities
