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Web output can be generated from the Designer when a data set is available. The data can be
retrieved from a database or data file, or from a data mapping configuration.
If you have an open data mapping configuration and open another data file, the current data
mapping configuration will try to retrieve data from the file or database using its own Data
Model and extraction logic.
Note
When generating output with just an open data mapping configuration, the template is merged with
the complete sample data file that is part of the data mapping configuration. The output is not
limited to the number of records shown in the Data Model pane (which is one of the settings in the
DataMapper).
Before generating Web output
Before actually generating the Web output, you may want to rasterize certain elements, such
as business graphics. Rasterizing converts the element to a JPG or PNG image. This is very
useful to support as many clients as possible. For example, when a heading uses a font type
that is not a Web font, converting the heading to JPG instead would ensure that the heading
looks the same in all browsers.
To rasterize an element, right-click it and select Rasterize options. For a JPG image you can
set the quality of the resulting image in a percentage.
Note
Rasterization options are only available for Boxes (<div> elements); see "Boxes" on page598.
Web output settings in the Web context and sections
There are a few settings for the Web context and Web sections that have an impact on the
actual web page that is generated.
These settings are:
l Which Web section is the 'default'; see "Setting a default Web page for output" on
page470. When generating Web output, if there are multiple Web sections, only one of
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