Selective Javadocs Reports
To run the Javadocs reports selectively, you need to include only the Javadocs reports that you prefer. As said in the FAQ, the configuration depends on the <build/> tag or <reporting/> tag used.
Using <build/> Tag
<project>
...
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.11.1</version>
<configuration>
<!-- Default configuration for all reports -->
...
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>javadoc</goal>
<goal>test-javadoc</goal>
</goals>
<phase>site</phase>
<configuration>
<!-- Specific configuration for the given reports -->
...
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
...
</project>
Since the phase is site, you need to call mvn site to generate the selected reports (only main and test javadocs).
Using <reporting/> Tag
<project>
...
<reporting>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.11.1</version>
<configuration>
<!-- Default configuration for all reports -->
...
</configuration>
<reportSets>
<reportSet>
<id>default</id>
<configuration>
<!-- Specific configuration for the given reports -->
...
</configuration>
<reports>
<report>javadoc</report>
<report>test-javadoc</report>
</reports>
</reportSet>
<reportSet>
<id>aggregate</id>
<configuration>
<!-- Specific configuration for the given reports -->
...
</configuration>
<reports>
<report>aggregate</report>
</reports>
</reportSet>
</reportSets>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</reporting>
...
</project>
Just call mvn site to generate the selected reports (main, test and aggregate javadocs).