Automatically Get Latest Files

If you are working in a dual-bound scenario (see Dual-Bound Projects) and you select the option in the target to automatically get the latest version of files before generating, this option will not work when you build from Flare Online. Instead, you must first synchronize your files with source control in Flare Desktop and then push those changes to Flare Online.

Batch Targets

Batch targets cannot be generated from MadCap Flare Online.

However, you can generate a batch target when publishing directly to Flare Online from a local project in Flare Desktop.

Custom Build Log Folder

In the Options dialog, Flare Desktop has a feature that lets you choose a custom folder to hold the log file after generating output. This feature is not supported when building from Flare Online. Instead, the log file is stored at the root level of the output folder.

Custom Fonts

If you are using custom fonts in your project locally in Flare Desktop, they are not supported when you build output from Flare Online.

Custom Output Folder

In a local project in Flare Desktop, targets let you choose a custom location for your output folder. However, this is not supported when building from Flare Online. You must use the default location.

Date/Time Variables

Target generation occurs on a server with Flare Online, so date/time variables are not supported.

Global Ignored Warnings

You can tell a local Flare project to ignore certain warnings so that they do not display as such in the Builds window pane when generating output. This can be done globally for all targets in all projects. You can also override those global settings for a specific target in a project. However, if you generate output from Flare Online, global settings to ignore warnings are not supported; instead, you must ignore warnings in the target.

Linked Mimic Movies and Projects

When building from Flare Online, external links to Mimic movies and projects will not work. However, embedded movies in a local project in Flare Desktop are supported.

Pre- and Post-Build Events

If you create pre- or post-build events in your local Flare target, they will not function when building from MadCap Flare Online.

However, pre- and post-build events are supported when publishing directly to Flare Online from a local project in Flare Desktop.

Publishing to Outside Servers

A local project in Flare Desktop lets you create destination files for the purpose of publishing to external servers. This feature is not supported when building from Flare Online. Instead, live builds are always published in Flare Online.

Viewing Some Output Formats

The following types of output can be generated from MadCap Flare Online, but they cannot be viewed (output files are downloaded to your computer):

• Clean XHTML
• DITA
• Eclipse Help
• EPUB

• Microsoft HTML Help

  Note Due to issues with Microsoft HTML Help, the CHM file that is downloaded will initially be blocked. To unblock the CHM file, remove it from the ZIP file. Then right-click the CHM file and select Properties. On the General tab in the dialog, select Unblock.

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Server-Based Outputs:
  • HTML5 Plus
  • WebHelp Plus

  Note If you want to produce server-based output from MadCap Flare Online, you will need to download the output from Flare Online after it finishes building. You can then publish the output to your server.