Pipeline Add-Ons
Processors and formatters that are used by the publishing pipeline are listed under the entry Pipeline Add-Ons.
The following processors are available in the system and already configured:
- HTML CSS Pipeline Processor
Used to add a CSS stylesheet to an HTML file.
- XSLT Pipeline Processor
Central processor that carries out XML transformations.
The following classes of formatters are available in the system:
- JAXP Pipeline Formatter
Used to make simple changes to the processor output.
The JAXP pipeline formatter is mainly used to prepare HTML.
- Stream Pipeline Formatter
Delivers an identical copy of the processor output.
The following parameters denote the XSLT pipeline processor:
Parameters of the XSLT Pipeline Processor
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Name |
Yes |
Name of the processor |
|
Transformer Cache |
No |
Specifies the cache used to temporarily store the data structures used for XML transformations. |
|
Allowed Service Paths |
No |
Defines the path where XSL files can access external files (e.g. XML files) with service user rights. |
The following parameters denote a stream pipeline formatter:
Parameters of the Stream Pipeline Formatter
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Name |
Yes |
Name of the formatter |
|
Processing Instruction |
Yes |
Specifies the processing instruction. For example, text/html |
|
Singleton |
No |
Specifies whether the formatter has the type Singleton. |
The following parameters denote a JAXP pipeline formatter:
Parameters of a JAXP Pipeline Formatter
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Name |
Yes |
Name of the formatter |
|
Encoding |
No |
Defines the character set used. For example, iso-8859-1 |
|
MIME Type |
No |
MIME type of the output generated. |
|
Processing Instruction |
Yes |
Specifies the processing instruction. For example, text/html |
|
Public Document Type |
No |
Public document type. For example, -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN |
|
System Document Type |
No |
Specifies the system document type. For example, http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd |
|
Indentation |
No |
Specifies whether the output generated is indented. |
|
Singleton |
No |
Specifies whether the formatter has the type Singleton. |
|
XML Declaration |
No |
Specifies whether an XML declaration is added to the output generated. |
|
Method |
Yes |
Specifies the method identification. Possible values areXML,HTML,XHTML,TEXT |
Several pipeline add-ons are already configured in the standard delivery. Normally, no further configuration is necessary.
To call up the configuration of the various pipeline add-ons, choose Content Management → Global Services → Pipeline Add-Ons.