QAT PUBLISHER FAQ

What exactly is QAT Publisher ?

QAT Publisher is an advanced plug-in for CA Gen. It enables multi-channel publishing using open standards (XML and Stylesheets).

What output formats does QAT Publisher currently support?

Currently supported formats include: PDF, PDF Forms, Word, RTF, Excel, CSV and Crystal Reports (RPT).

Are external action blocks required?

No external action blocks are required. In the case of external action blocks generated by other CA Gen reporting solutions, a specialized wizard is provided to consume and replace those external action blocks  with regular CA Gen action blocks.

What are the Advantages of QAT Publisher over the traditional way of doing reports in Gen?

A single skill set is needed- CA Gen. There are no external action blocks. Since all code is contained in regular CA Gen action blocks, the developer can take advantage of the full tracing capabilities available in CA Gen’s Trace tool.

It also adds the flexibility to publish data to multiple formats from the same file and it eliminates the need for local databases because it uses XML as the data source.

How can functionality that is not native in CA Gen be added without using External Action Blocks?

QAT Publisher uses custom CA Gen functions. Those are function definitions added to a model and that become available when coding statements. They behave exactly like any other native Gen function including being available to all subsets without scoping and not being bound to particular entities or worksets.

Which templates are available on QAT Publisher?

Crystal Report Template
Detail template
List template
Header + Item Template
PDF Forms Template

Note that custom templates can also be defined and saved.