Breaking News: DITA got married – to DATA
In technical publications, a lot of information refers to highly volatile content – data items that are normally stored in some external file or database. Instead of copy-pasting such information into our DITA content or using fixed references to datasources, a more dynamic and author-friendly method is needed. This greatly increases the reusability of DITA content, by allowing it to pull specific data items into the content during publish time or even during view time (when interactive media is being used to view the published content).
This presentation shows various ways in which this can be achieved in DITA, with live examples of pulling content in from databases, XML files and websites.
What can attendees expect to learn?
This presentation shows various methods of incorporating data (from various data sources) into DITA content. This allows integrating volatile information into standard DITA topics, thereby greatly enhancing the reusability of content.
Meet the Presenter
Jang is known as the Geek Philosopher and has been active in the DITA community since 10 years. He always invites his audience to question their certainties and find new ways of looking at their worlds. He has delivered countless presentations, courses and workshops to a wide variety of audiences around the globe.