keywords

The <keywords> element contains a list of terms from a controlled or uncontrolled subject vocabulary that applies to the topic or map. The keywords may be used by a search engine. The keywords are marked up using the <indexterm> and/or <keyword> elements.

All <keyword> and/or <indexterm> elements in the <keywords> element are considered part of the topic's metadata and should be reflected in the output as appropriate for the output medium.

note

While the <keyword> element may be used inline, the <keywords> element is not an inline element. The <keywords> element only appears in the <topicmeta> or <prolog>, and is used to specify keywords that apply to the topic.

Contains

note

These models represent only the default document types distributed by OASIS. Actual content models will differ with each new document type.

Doctype	Content model
topic (base), map (base), classifyMap, subjectScheme, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary	(indexterm or keyword) (any number)
topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap	(indexterm or keyword or apiname or option or parmname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle) (any number)
machineryTask	(indexterm or keyword or wintitle) (any number)

Contained by

Doctype	Content model
topic (base), topic (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningContent, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary	metadata
map (base), map (technical content), classifyMap, subjectScheme, learningMap	metadata, topicmeta
bookmap, learningBookmap	metadata, topicmeta, bookmeta

Inheritance

- topic/keywords

Example

The following example is metadata from an installation task:

<prolog>
 <metadata>
  <keywords>
   <keyword>installing</keyword>
   <keyword>uninstalling</keyword>
   <keyword>prerequisites</keyword> 
   <keyword>helps</keyword>
   <keyword>wizards</keyword>
  </keywords>
 </metadata>
</prolog>

Attributes

Name	Description	Data Type	Default Value	Required?
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups)	A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc)	A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group
class	A common attribute described in Other common DITA attributes