Creating or Editing a DITA OT Transformation

Creating a DITA OT Transformation Scenario

To create a DITA OT Transformation scenario, use one of the following methods:

• Use the Configure Transformation Scenario(s) (Alt + Shift + T, C (Command + Alt + T, C on OS X)) action from the toolbar or the XML menu. Then click the New button and select DITA OT Transformation.
• Use the Apply Transformation Scenario(s) (Alt + Shift + T, T (Command + Alt + T, T on OS X)) action from the toolbar or the XML menu. Then click the New button and select DITA OT Transformation.

  Note

  If a scenario is already associated with the edited document, selecting Apply Transformation Scenario(s) runs the associated scenario automatically. You can check to see if transformation scenarios are associated with the edited document by hovering your cursor over the Apply Transformation Scenario button.
• Go to Window ⇒ Show View and select Transformation Scenarios to display this view. Click the New button and select DITA OT Transformation.

All three methods open the DITA Transformation Type dialog box that presents the list of possible outputs.

DITA Transformation Type Dialog Box

Select the desired type of output and click OK. This opens the New Scenario dialog box.

The upper part of the dialog box allows you to specify the Name of the transformation scenario.

The lower part of the dialog box contains several tabs that allow you to configure the options that control the transformation. Some of these tabs are only available for certain output types (for example, a Skins tab is only available for WebHelp Classic and WebHelp Classic with Feedback output types, a Templates tab is available only for WebHelp Responsive and WebHelp Responsive with Feedback, and a FO Processor tab is available for PDF output).

Editing a DITA OT Transformation Scenario

Editing a transformation scenario is useful if you need to configure some of its parameters.

To configure an existing transformation scenario, follow these steps:

1. Select the Configure Transformation Scenario(s) (Alt + Shift + T, C (Command + Alt + T, C on OS X)) action from the toolbar or the XML menu.

   Step Result: The Configure Transformation Scenario(s) dialog box is opened.

2. Select the particular transformation scenario and click the Edit button at the bottom of the dialog box or from the contextual menu.

   Note

   You can edit transformation scenarios that are defined at project level only. To edit a transformation scenario that is associated with a predefined document type, use the Duplicate button and then edit the duplicated scenario.

Result: This will open an Edit scenario configuration dialog box that contains several tabs that allow you to configure the options that control the transformation. Some of these tabs are only available for certain output types (for example, a Skins tab is only available for WebHelp Classic and WebHelp Classic with Feedback output types, a Templates tab is available only for WebHelp Responsive and WebHelp Responsive with Feedback, and a FO Processor tab is available for PDF output).