Can Web Help Settings Be Applied Across Multiple Projects?

[Douglas_Campbell]

RoboHelp Help says that you can save SSL/WebHelp settings, but the wording leads me to believe that it only applies to the project in which you change the settings. Is there some way to save these settings as a file that can be used in other projects, so you don't have to manually configure everything each time you create a new project. I'm trying to creae a workflow for our department and something along the lines of the latter solution would save a lot of time and reduce errors.

Any insights are appreciated.

Thanks,

Douglas

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Use the settings.isf file to save off your settings - File > Project Settings > Export to create the file; Import to pull in your saved one.

[Douglas_Campbell]

I tried that and it didn't work. I've only ever used the .isf file in mapping FM>RH styles and it works there. When I search through RH Help, the only mention of this file is in relation to FM. Have you actually used it to import custom SSL settings?

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

I do it all the time (I'm an importer, not linker) but I realize that, yes, it doesn't save the SSL settings off - I just never really thought about that part of it. That would make a good wishlist request - go add it to https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

[Peter Grainge]

I keep a basic project for starting new ones. You could try copying the SSL from one project to another. I think it would work as long as the name of the layout is exactly the same as one in the target project. You would need to change any path details and some items such as TOC name might throw a wobbly. Do it with a new project and you have nothing to lose if it goes belly up.

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[Douglas_Campbell]

I think this might be the best solution, barring Adobe coming up with a file that allows the settings to be transferred in the same way the .isf file can share FM>RH mapping.

This actually answers another issue that I've been pondering. Beyond the SSL output settings, I was also wrestling with how to standardize a template without having to force authors to also import and manage master pages and css file. I had played around with the same solution Petert is recommending with those two things in mind. Upon testing it for SSL settings, it does seem to work similarly well.