This topic provides background information needed to complete this tutorial.
EPF Composer is essentially a content management and publishing application. Its output is a Web site with method guidance and processes that can be used by a project team.
A method configuration is a structured set of content packages selected from different method plug-ins containing the method and process content that will be included in the published Web site. Upon publication, the method configuration is combined with different method views that define the Web site's navigation structures and content organization.
The Browsing perspective renders the method configuration content in HTML format, thereby providing a preview of the method configuration before it is published.
Using custom categories you can categorize content according to any scheme. Custom categories can then be used to compose publishable views, thereby providing a means to organize method content prior to publishing.
A View is a custom category that is designed for publication. Required packages and content elements are assigned to a custom category. The custom category can then be added as a view to a configuration.