Every published document is associated with a publishable document type. A publishable document type is a named schema-like definition that describes the structure of a particular kind of document that can be published and subscribed to. An instance of a publishable document type can either be published locally within an Integration Server, or can be published to a to a messaging provider. In a publication environment that includes a messaging provider, each publishable document type is bound to a provider definition.

For more information about publishable document types, see webMethods Service Development Help.