Customizing Configurations

In Doc-O-Matic you can have one or more configurations for each output format. The default is one configuration for each output format. All configurations and paths to output directories are listed in the Project Manager. In a configuration all output specific options such as AutoDoc options and output format specific options for the set output format are saved. You can change output related options separately for all configurations and create multiple versions of your documentation.

All general options of your project such as options on the General Settings tab of the Settings and topic hierarchy information are stored in the project file. If you change these settings, changes apply to all configurations.

There can be several configurations for each output format. You can create a configuration for an internal documentation and a configuration for the documentation for your customer at the same time.

Click Build and then click Build All, to build all configurations starting with the first one in the configuration menu.

To add a new configuration

On the View tab, in the Views group, click Project Manager.
On the Manage tab, in the Configuration group, click Add Configuration .
Alternatively click on the Project tab the arrow beneath the active configuration and then click Add Configuration .
In the Name box, type a name for your configuration.
Click the Add new Configuration tab, if you want to copy the active configuration or if you want to add a configuration with the default settings.
In the Output Format box, select the output format you want to configure.
Under Settings, do one of the following:
- Select Default Settings, to use the factory default settings for your configuration.
- Select Copy from current Configuration, to copy all compatible settings from the current configuration.
Click the Add from Template tab, if you want to add a configuration that is formatted according to a template.
In the Output Format box, select the output format you want to configure.
The output format can not be changed for an existing configuration. To change the output format, you need to create a new configuration and copy the settings of the current configuration.

To change the order of your configurations

On the View tab, in the Views group, click Project Manager.
Click a configuration under Output.
On the Manage tab, in the Configuration group, click Build Sooner or Build Later .

To edit configuration names

On the quick access toolbar click Settings .
Double-click the tab of the configuration the name of which you want to change.
Enter the new name and press ENTER, to confirm the changes.
To cancel the changes, press ESC.
You can also change the configuration name, by clicking Edit Configuration Name on the Project tab in the Active Configuration group.