Mastering the SAT training engineering methodology

• Principles and implementation of the structured DITA document standard.
• Understanding the concepts and data of the standard.
• Being able to assess the specific features / advantages and limitations of DITA compared to other document standards (S1000D, DocBook, etc.).
• Mastering the methodology for implementing the standard in a given business / industrial context.

DAY 1

INTRODUCTION TO THE DITA DATA STANDARD
• Challenges, context and objectives,
• Information typing: topics and maps,
• Modular DITA documentation,
• Comparison with other document standards (S1000D, DocBook, etc.).

CONTENT MANAGEMENT
• Structure and content of DITA topics,
• Indexing and metadata,
• Management of the document repository.

DITA PUBLICATIONS
• Creating a DITA map element and managing topics for publication,
• DITA publishing processes and rules,
• Conditional content filtering (DITAVAL),
• Reusing the same content across different formats.

DAY 2

CUSTOMISING DITA FOR A SPECIFIC SECTOR /
PROJECT
• DITA documentation process,
• Specialisation and constraint concepts,
• Issues related to migrating existing content,
• Integration and traceability of third-party data.

DITA OPEN TOOLKIT, OPEN-SOURCE PUBLISHING
TOOL
• Definition, architecture, principles of
• customisation,
• Products available on the market,
• Practical workshops with an XML editor.

OPERATIONAL FEEDBACK AND OUTLOOK
• Implementation of a document workshop: ADIX,
• DITA: a new exchange format?

Managers of industrial support or after-sales activities, Document Department Managers, Technical Authors, etc.

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