Using internet publishing requires the separately purchased Internet Publishing module.
Internet publishing supports publishing a library of read-only briefing books to communicate performance information to employees and other stakeholders through a browser. Users of published books do not need to install Metrics Management or require in-depth training.
The system specialist defines the information that the published library contains by choosing which books to publish and specifying a user as the content publisher for the library. The content publisher’s security settings apply to all the books in a library. The system specialist publishes the library on an internet or intranet site, and updates performance data and commentary by republishing the library. The information in a published briefing book is static and reflects the specific period in time at which the book is published. Documents linked to a published briefing book must be specified as a URL, for example, http://website/folder/doc.pdf.
The internet library home page contains links to the books in the library. A published book does not display toolbars and the navigation pane, as shown in the example in Figure 8‑1. Published books display one comparison series and period only. An internet published book displays a maximum of three tabs in the dashboard, Summary, Data Table, and Info. To return to the Internet library home page, choose Internet library home page.
Figure 8‑1 Publishing of the Employee Library internet library
To publish an internet library, the system specialist performs the following tasks:
Creating or choosing which books to publish