24.1 Generating
DITA XML output from DITA input
Why would you want to do such a thing?
Perhaps to reorganize elements, move to a different DTD, adapt content
or restructure for a different purpose?
To transform or repurpose DITA XML with
DITA2Go requires two steps:
- Map
DITA input elements to formats.
- Map
those formats to DITA output elements.
You can name the formats directly after
elements, either input or output elements, if that makes sense for your
conversion. Conserving elements that do not require reworking is very
simple: map unaffected elements to formats of the same name. However,
you also have the flexibility to do much more when a clear element-to-element
mapping will not suffice.
The only other way to rework DITA XML
is to use XSLT, which for anything non-trivial requires serious programming
skills.
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Sibling Topics:
24.2 Setting
up a DITA XML project
24.3 Specifying
general options for DITA
24.4 Configuring
DITA elements
24.5 Nesting
DITA block elements
24.6 Specifying
options for tables in DITA XML
24.7 Specifying
options for images in DITA XML
24.8 Configuring
DITA topics
24.9 Configuring
cross references and links for DITA
24.10 Including
CSH targets in DITA XML
24.11 Overriding
DITA settings with markers
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