Help for publishing models

Alison Walton

Hi,

 

I am exploring options for publishing ProVision models. My initial preference was to use compiled help files but as these can't be accessed over a network, this isn't a viable option. I am now investigating publishing to SharePoint. I have a number of questions and wondered if there is any guidance on publishing (other than what is available in the ProVision help).

 

Some questions that I have are:

 

• I want to use different image files and have put them in the directory with the original ones but the news ones don't get copied to the publish location so don't appear on the web pages.
• Is it possible to change the size of the frames? They start off the same size but more space is needed for the diagrams than for the index/content list so this will always have to be adjusted.
• The help file says that the object detail style file controls the look of the object/index tab. Where is this accessed? I can't see it on any of the pages that I've published.
• Is it possible to provide the url to an individual model or does the user always have to start at the top and navigate to the required model?
• Is it possible to get back to the first page once you've navigated away from it?

 

Thanks for any help,

Alison

Rob_Gorman

Alison-

 

To answer your questions:

 

1)      You cannot just put image files into the image directory after the published has finished.  The only way to add your own image would be to edit the style sheets you are looking for in question 3.  These style sheets are located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Metastorm\ProVision631\Program and are called PvwHtmlSummaryStyle.  You can also see the path of these style sheets by clicking on “Settings” right before you publish to HTML in the Provision Publishing dialogue.  The only image that can be editied is the PV logo.  You will see this at the bottom of the Summary Style Sheet, and the default image is called 'MPVLogo.gif'.  This is the only image that can be changed. 

2)      You cannot change the sizes of the frames but this has been logged as an enhancement before.

3)      Again the style sheets are located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Metastorm\ProVision631\Program

4)      From what I see via sharepoint, there is no way to get back to the first page after leaving it. 

 

Regards,

Rob