Renditions

A rendition is a copy of a document in a format other than the original. Typically, the rendition is in a non-editable format and is distributed only for reference or hard copy printing while the original, editable source document is not distributed outside of the organization. Examples of rendition formats are Portable Document Format (PDF) and Autodesk Drawing Web Format (DWF). Learn more about the rendering modules Meridian Enterprise supports. Renditions can often be created by the same application that is used to edit the original document or they can be created by a different application. In some cases, the renditions are stored in a separate vault or document management system than the source documents.

To learn how to configure renditions, see

Meridian Enterprise supports renditions in numerous ways:

• Import of renditions with the Document Import Tool as described in Document Import Tool.

• Rendition viewing as described in View Renditions.

• Rendition viewing options as described in Appearance Options and Personal Preferences.

• Viewing of rendition properties as described in View And Edit Properties.

• Printing renditions as described in Print Renditions - PowerWeb and PowerUser.

• Automatic updating of renditions upon running a workflow transition.

• Updating of renditions on demand as described in Update Renditions.

• Attaching renditions to a document as described in Attach Renditions.

• Attaching renditions to email messages sent from PowerUser as described Email Documents.

• Automatic inclusion of renditions with source documents in packages.

• Specific rendition security privileges.

• Redlining renditions.

Meridian integrates with Meridian Enterprise Server to render and publish renditions.

A document has a rendition associated with it if it shows one of the rendition icons on its Document property page described in Property Pages.

Working with renditions is described in the following topics.