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IBM User Technologies
© 2005, 2010 IBM Corporation
Getting started with DITA: Information modeling with DITA maps
Ian LarnerUser Technologies, IBM Hursley Lab, [email protected]
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IAWB Roles and Goals modelling
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IAWB: Task-based UA model (DITA)
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Open maps
Outline
Tasks
File | New DITA map
Reference
Concepts
Metadataproperties
Node assistantRelationship
table editorTopic file status
manager
Relationship table
browser
Properties table
Topic type
picker
Visualization
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Modeling with maps [<5] In IAWB, create a project
[<5] Create a map
[10] Add a simple topic reference
– Nest topic references (inherent hierarchical relationships/linking)
[10] Work with properties and metadata
[10] Work with topic files (generate stub files)
[10] Work with relationship tables (extra related linking)
Summary (+get the complete sample if you want!)
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Have a go…
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Recap / summary
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DITA modelling (Maps and topic sets) Model(define) user tasks and need for supporting topics … in DITA
maps
Include model aspects of users, artifacts, ... as metadata (and topics?)
User goals and task topics,
Hierarchy, continuum (sequence, prereq task)
Supporting topics (concept, reference)
Topic hierarchy = hierarchy of references to topics
Metadata for user characteristics, artifacts, ...
Extra relationships between topics
Semantics and vocabulary
Stub templates for topics
... Topics and maps for information development & delivery
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Welcome
Example scenario
SelectBlend
Selectadditives
Summary& Serve
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Tea Maker / Coffee Maker
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CSH CSH CSH CSH
“I want to get a custom blend of coffee”
“I need to install the Tea Maker”
“I want to get a tea, English Breakfast, milk, & 2 sugars”
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Task model (roles and goals) for Beverage Maker
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DITA map common to all products
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Adapted info for Tea Maker and Coffee Maker
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Adapting information when presented to the user
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Making the information adaptable Defined adaptability In a DITA map
– Information type (task, concept, ...) ... and its specialization/generalization
– Topic metadata attributes - @audience, @platform, @product, @othermeta, @your_props
– Topic metadata elements - audience, category, keywords, (Eclipse help criteria), ...
– Topic set metadata - topic/@collection-type, map/topicmetadata
– Relationships - Relationship tables, topicgroups, ... In a DITA topic
– Information type (task, concept, ...) ... and its specialization/generalization
– Topic metadata attributes - @audience, @platform, @product, @othermeta, @your_props
– Topic metadata elements - audience, category, keywords, (Eclipse help criteria), ...
– Topic structure (prereq, context, steps, result)
– Semantic elements
– Element metadata attributes - @audience, @platform, @product, @othermeta, @your_props
– Relationships - xrefs, related-links, conrefs, keyrefs...
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Where to get more
DITA articles:http://xml.coverpages.org/dita.html
http://dita.xml.org/
OASIS DITA Technical Committee:http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/dita
DITA Open Toolkit:http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net
Task Modeler (IAWB)http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/taskmodeler
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Where to get more
"Design Patterns for Information Architecture with DITA Map Domains. Defining a Type for Collections of Topics." By Erik Hennum (Advisory Software Engineer, IBM), Don Day (Lead DITA Architect, IBM), John Hunt (User Assistance Architect, IBM), and Dave A. Schell (Chief Strategist and Tools Lead, IBM).
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-dita7/
"Using DITA for Information Architecture." By Michael Priestley (IBM User Technologies). Presented at WritersUA 2005 Conference
http://xml.coverpages.org/DITA-PriestleyWinUA2005.ppt
“IBM Task Modeler basics” reuse of a presentation by John Hunt, on the Web site of the Silicon Valley DITA Interest Group
http://svdig.ditamap.com/
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