Macromedia FrameMaker Publishing Server - 12.0 Instruction Manual
ADOBE® FRAMEMAKER® PUBLISHING SERVER 12
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Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Activation and registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Help and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Services, downloads, and extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Chapter 2: Introduction
FrameMaker Publishing Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Accessing the FrameMaker Publishing Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
FrameMaker Publishing Server dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Chapter 3: Installation and setup
Install FrameMaker Publishing Server 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Configure FrameMaker instance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Enable http with Windows® authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Install a command line tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Manually install FMPS12 website in IIS, if necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Enable http ports for FMPS access from other network machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Enable email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Enable browse functionality through Java™ applet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Chapter 4: Creating and managing publication tasks
Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 5: Reusing tasks
Tem p la te s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 6: Logs
Specify default log settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
View logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 7: Working with FMPS using the APIs
API methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
FMPS troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Chapter 1: Getting Started
Resources
Before you begin working with FrameMaker Publishing Server 12, take a few moments to read an overview of
activation and the many resources available to you. You have access to instructional videos, plug-ins, templates, user
communities, seminars, tutorials, RSS feeds, and much more.
Activation and registration
To review complete system requirements and recommendations for your Adobe® FrameMaker® Publishing Server 12
software, see the FrameMaker Publishing Server product page at
System requirements
FrameMaker Publishing Server is available in English only. Before you install FrameMaker Publishing Server 12 ensure
that your computer meets the following minimum system requirements:
www.adobe.com/products/fmserver.
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Hardware Intel Pentium 4 processor or above, with 3 GB RAM and 6 GB free disk space. If you copy your source
documents to the server that hosts FrameMaker Publishing Server, allocate additional disk space.
Operating System Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2
RAM 1 GB or more
Hard Disk Space 6 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on
a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
Screen Resolution 1024x768 screen resolution (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card.
Activation FrameMaker Publishing Server does not work without activation. Broadband Internet connection is
required for registration, software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to Online Services. Phone
activation is not available.
Browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or 9 or the latest Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari
Installation
You can install FMPS on a machine that meets the “System requirements” on page 1 and then access it over the network
using other machines. For more information on installation, see “Installation and setup” on page 9.
License activation
During the installation process, your Adobe software contacts an Adobe server to complete the license activation
process. No personal data is transmitted. For more information on product activation, visit the Adobe website at
www.adobe.com/go/activation.
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Register
Register your product to receive complimentary installation support, notifications of updates, and other services.
❖ To register, follow the onscreen instructions in the Registration dialog box, which appears when you first start the
software.
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If you postpone registration, you can register at any time by choosing Help > Registration.
Help and support
Community Help
Community Help is an integrated environment on Adobe.com that gives you access to community-generated content
moderated by Adobe and industry experts. Comments from users help guide you to an answer. Search Community
Help to find the best content on the web about Adobe products and technologies, including these resources:
• Videos, tutorials, tips and techniques, blogs, articles, and examples for designers and developers.
• Complete online Help, which is updated regularly and may contain more information than the Help delivered with
FrameMaker Publishing Server 12.
• When you are connected to the Internet and you select help in FrameMaker, your web browser opens a Help page
on the Adobe website.
• To view FrameMaker help when you are not connected to the Internet, download the Help PDF of FrameMaker
on your computer.
For more information on the offline Help, see Offline Help.
• All other content on Adobe.com, including knowledgebase articles, downloads and updates, Adobe Developer
Connection, and more.
Use the Help search field in your product’s user interface to acces
the Adobe.com site and also in websites that have useful information about your product. Moderators continue to
identify the most relevant web content for your product. You can add comments to online Help and view comments
added by other users. For a video of Community Help, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_community_help_en.
s Community Help. You can search for content within
Other resources
Online Help also includes a link to the complete, updated PDF version of Help.
Visit the Adobe Support website at www.adobe.com/support to learn about free and paid technical support options.
Services, downloads, and extras
You can enhance your product by integrating various services, plug-ins, and extensions in your product. You can also
download samples and other assets to help you get your work done.
Adobe downloads
Vi si t www.adobe.com/go/downloads to find free updates, trials, and other useful software.
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Adobe Labs
Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go/labs gives you the opportunity to experience and evaluate new and emerging
technologies and products from Adobe. At Adobe Labs, you have access to resources such as these:
• Prerelease software and technologies
• Code samples and best practices to accelerate your learning
• Early versions of product and technical documentation
• Forums, wiki-based content, and other collaborative resources to help you interact with like-minded users
Adobe Labs fosters a collaborative software development process. In this environment, customers quickly become
productive with new products and technologies. Adobe Labs is also a forum for early feedback. The Adobe
development teams use this feedback to create software that meets the needs and expectations of the community.
Adobe TV
Visit Adobe T V at http://tv.adobe.com to view instructional and inspirational videos.
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Chapter 2: Introduction
FrameMaker Publishing Server
Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server 12 (FMPS) is a server-based, automated multi-channel and multi-device
publishing solution. FMPS enables publication departments centralize and automate multichannel publication tasks
from Adobe FrameMaker documents. With FMPS, you can create multiple output formats, each with its own custom
FMPS settings. These output formats include Adobe PDF, WebHelp, Adobe AIR-based Help, Native Mobile App, and
ePub, Responsive HTML Help for device-independent content delivery.
With centralized and automated publications, it is easy to integrate and synchronize publication of technical documents
with product build schedules. FMPS integrates with EMC Documentum®, Microsoft® SharePoint, and
Experience Manager that enable you to manage publication tasks and enforce version control.
With ExtendScript Toolkit integrated with FMPS, you can create custom publication tasks that work with source files
in XML and FrameMaker formats. By creating reusable publication task settings, you can quickly set up custom
publication environments and schedule the build processes to run daily, weekly, or at any defined intervals.
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What’s new in FrameMaker Publishing Server 12
1 Out of the box integration with AEM: In addition to Sharepoint and Documentum®, FMPS has out of the box
support for Adobe Experience Manager. Built atop the industry-leading JSR-283-compliant CRX content repository,
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM and formerly CQ) provides a complete suite of applications for the Web
Experience Management (WEM) of organizations.
2 Web int erfa ce : FMPS has a web-based interface, which lets you install FMPS as a website on a server and let multiple
users access it on the network through their browser.
Using the web-based interface of FMPS:
• You can now publish content over the network
• Multiple users can publish simultaneously
• Multi-channel, multi-device publishing is supported
• A new Web API lets you build an integrated publishing workflow from any CMS to FMPS
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FMPS is installed on a server and multiple users access it using its web-based interface or the APIs and a command line utility to work
collaboratively
For more information, see the video FrameMaker Publishing Server 12: Automated publishing delivered remotely
3 The FMPS dashboard: FMPS provides a simple, web-based user interface that enables you to create, manage, and
schedule publication tasks.
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FMPS dashboard accessed on a browser
4 ResponsiveHelp output: FrameMaker Publishing Server supports ResponsiveHelp output. ResponsiveHelp is
based on a single Responsive layout, which scales to different screen sizes, such as for tablets, mobiles, and other
devices automatically.
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5 Templates and presets: In FMPS, you can create and use templates and presets to save time in creating tasks.
Templates are reusable publication tasks that you can run with or without modifications. Presets help you populate
values in the fields of repetitive tasks, modify the values where required, and then run the tasks.
See video: FrameMaker Publishing Server 12: PDF pre-sets and templates
For more information, see “Te
6 Email notifications and logs: FrameMaker Publishing Server includes extensive logging features. These logs are
available in the Task window and are also e-mailed to the email IDs you specify. You can use the information in the
logs to troubleshoot any publication task errors, and fix errors, such as unresolved cross-references, in the source
documents. You can define FrameMaker Publishing Server logs to have extensive reports including the number of
markers, pages, and so on.
For more information, see “Log
7 Web API s: Using the Web APIs provided with FMPS, you can build your custom client including your web interface
and CMS integration. For more information, see “W
interface is also built using the same set of Web APIs.
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Accessing the FrameMaker Publishing Server
You access FMPS by logging in to the server that hosts it. Using the Web user interface of FMPS, you can access it
remotely from any machine.
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After installing FMPS on a server, various users can access its web user interface or using the APIs and command line over the network
FMPS is configured to automatically start when you log in to the host.
FrameMaker Publishing Server dashboard
FMPS provides a simple, web-based user interface using which you can:
• Create, manage, and schedule publication tasks
• Create and use templates for quickly executing reusable publication tasks
• Create and use presets to quickly apply and populate settings to the repetitive tasks with similar settings
• Manage and view task logs
Once you have installed FMPS on a machine, you can access it on the network from any machine to use it.
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