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templates have the .ttp file extension. See Chapter 5, HTML Conversion
Templates for more information.
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HTML Conversion templates : The HTML Conversion Editor’s primary goal is
producing faithful representations of source files using the HTML, GIF, JPEG, and PNG formats. Using a C API and a powerful, customizable XML file, you can use
the HTML Conversion Editor to set various options that affect the content and structure of the output. The HTML Conversion Editor is Java-based and can run in
any browser instance where a JRE is present. See
Chapter 5, HTML Conversion Templates
for more information.
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Classic HTML Conversion Layout templates : Layout templates are designed to
complement GUI templates in that they control the overall page layout for converted content items. A layout template can be used to create a common set of
borders, site navigation, or a company logo on each converted web page. It can also be used to maintain the Content Server look and feel with links to Home,
Search, etc. Layout templates typically contain HTML code especially HTML tables, tokens which represent GUI template settings, and Idoc Script or a
different scripting language. See
Chapter 6, Classic HTML Conversion Layout Templates
for more information.
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Script templates : Script templates are text-based conversion templates that apply
a set of scripted rules to your converted documents. They are plain-text files that must be hand-coded with elements, indexes, macros, pragmas, and Idoc Script.
Changing script templates requires a knowledge of the language that they were written in. Script templates have the .hcst file extension. See
Chapter 7, Script Templates
for more information. For more information on the differences between HTML Conversion templates and
script templates, as well as suggestions for migrating, see Migrating From Script
Templates to Classic HTML Conversion Templates on page 5-19.
4.3 Template Strategy
Through the use of templates, Dynamic Converter users have infinite flexibility in the way they can present converted documents. Users typically use one of the following
three strategies to select a template:
1.
Dynamic Converter is shipped with a number of sample templates, which are designed to meet different needs for Dynamic Converter users polished
navigation, simple HTML for document indexing engines, etc.. You can find the sample templates in the ucmDistributionDynamicConverterSamples directory.
2.
With a bit more effort, you can modify one of the sample templates shipped with Dynamic Converter. Simple changes, such as adding graphics or static text, should
be easily accomplished by someone with a willingness to experiment with these templates.
3.
Advanced users may choose to write a template of their own design, customized specifically to their needs. Such templates can incorporate elements from a wide
range of Web standards, such as Java. Needless to say, users who go this route should have strong technical skills at the outset.
4.4 Checking In a Template
You need to check a template into the Content Server before it can be assigned to a template selection rule see
Chapter 3, Template Rules and used by Dynamic
Converter in the conversion process.
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To check in a template, complete the following steps:
1.
Open the Dynamic Converter Admin page see Dynamic Converter Admin Page
on page A-1.
2. Click Check In Existing Template.
The Template Check-In Form is displayed see Template Check-In Form
on page A-12.
3.
Specify all required metadata for the template. Make sure that you select the correct template type. If you do not, a template may
not be included in the list of available templates of a particular type. If that is the case, you need to open the content information page of the checked-in template
and update its template type.
4. When you are done, click Check In to check the template file into the Content
Server. See the Content Server User Guide for more information about checking content into the
Content Server.
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HTML Conversion Templates
This section covers the following main topics:
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About Templates on page 5-1
