Additional Output Publishers
The main role of the new web publisher output medium is to enhance collaboration by making web publication of design outputs (graphical and table based) easy and automatable.
The new web publisher will publish the outputs of Outjob Documents on web hosted media (FTP, S3, WebDav) as well as locally.
Concepts
Publishing project documents such as schematic diagrams, PCB layouts, bill of materials reports and electrical rules checks allows the electronics designer to communicate via the web to a wider audience.
How-to
From the File menu, select New » Output Job File.
Click on the Publish To Web output medium, and select the outputs you wish to publish by clicking in the Enabled column. A green arrow leading to the output medium will appear for each output selected.
Settings Window
Once the desired outputs have been selected, right click on the output medium Publish To Web and select Web Setup.
The settings window will display and allow you to configure the web output destination.
Prompt if files already exist
When selected this option will cause the system to confirm with you before overwriting any files in the destination.
Open after export
When selected this option will cause the system to open the published files in a web browser window.
Destination Type
Four destination types, each representing a different way of transferring files, are available allowing you to select the method best suited to your environment.
Destination Type - File System
The file system destination type will publish the web output to a folder of your choosing, either on your local machine, or on a shared network drive.
Output Folder
The folder where the published files should be placed.
Destination Type - FTP
The FTP destination type will publish the web output to a server capable of accepting files via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
Server Name
The server name or address used to identify the server on the network.
User Name
The account on the server with the appropriate upload permissions.
Password
The password for the account used.
Output Folder
The folder into which the files should be placed on the server.
HTTP URL
The URL which can be used to access the folder in a standard web browser. If blank the web browser window will not be opened at the completion of the transfer.
Destination Type - WebDAV
The WebDAV destination type will publish the web output to a web server capable of accepting files via the WebDAV protocol.
URL
The full URL of the destination, including both the server name and the output folder.
User Name
The account on the server with the appropriate upload permissions.
Password
The password for the account used.
Destination Type - S3
The S3 destination type will publish the web output to Amazon's Simple Storage System (S3). An account with Amazon is required for this destination type.
Account Name
Your Amazon account name.
Access Key
Your Amazon access key.
Secret Key
Your Amazon secret key.
Bucket
The bucket into which the files should be uploaded.
Key Prefix
The prefix to add to each file name. A key prefix ending with / will cause the files to be placed in a folder with the key name.
Publish
Once the settings have been confirmed you may click the Publish To Web button to start the upload. Once the upload has completed a web browser will open and display the published files.