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Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 Part 3: All-Inclusive Edition

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to DITA 1.3
    • 1.1: About the DITA specification: All-inclusive edition
    • 1.2: Terminology
    • 1.3: Normative references
    • 1.4: Non-normative references
    • 1.5: Formatting conventions in the XHTML version of the specification
  • Chapter 2: Architectural specification: All-inclusive edition
    • 2.1: Introduction to DITA
      • 2.1.1: DITA terminology and notation
      • 2.1.2: Basic concepts
      • 2.1.3: File extensions
      • 2.1.4: Producing different deliverables from a single source
    • 2.2: DITA markup
      • 2.2.1: DITA topics
        • 2.2.1.1: The topic as the basic unit of information
        • 2.2.1.2: The benefits of a topic-based architecture
        • 2.2.1.3: Disciplined, topic-oriented writing
        • 2.2.1.4: Information typing
        • 2.2.1.5: Generic topics
        • 2.2.1.6: Topic structure
        • 2.2.1.7: Topic content
      • 2.2.2: DITA maps
        • 2.2.2.1: Definition of DITA maps
        • 2.2.2.2: Purpose of DITA maps
        • 2.2.2.3: DITA map elements
        • 2.2.2.4: DITA map attributes
        • 2.2.2.5: Examples of DITA maps
          • 2.2.2.5.1: Example: DITA map that references a subordinate map
          • 2.2.2.5.2: Example: DITA map with a simple relationship table
          • 2.2.2.5.3: Example: How the @collection-type and @linking attributes determine links
          • 2.2.2.5.4: Example: How the @cascade attribute functions
      • 2.2.3: Subject scheme maps and their usage
        • 2.2.3.1: Subject scheme maps
        • 2.2.3.2: Defining controlled values for attributes
        • 2.2.3.3: Binding controlled values to an attribute
        • 2.2.3.4: Processing controlled attribute values
        • 2.2.3.5: Extending subject schemes
        • 2.2.3.6: Scaling a list of controlled values to define a taxonomy
        • 2.2.3.7: Classification maps
        • 2.2.3.8: Examples of subject scheme maps
          • 2.2.3.8.1: Example: How hierarchies defined in a subject scheme map affect filtering
          • 2.2.3.8.2: Example: Extending a subject scheme
          • 2.2.3.8.3: Example: Extending a subject scheme upwards
          • 2.2.3.8.4: Example: Defining values for @deliveryTarget
      • 2.2.4: DITA metadata
        • 2.2.4.1: Metadata elements
        • 2.2.4.2: Metadata attributes
          • 2.2.4.2.1: Conditional processing attributes
          • 2.2.4.2.2: Translation and localization attributes
          • 2.2.4.2.3: Architectural attributes
        • 2.2.4.3: Metadata in maps and topics
        • 2.2.4.4: Cascading of metadata attributes in a DITA map
        • 2.2.4.5: Reconciling topic and map metadata elements
        • 2.2.4.6: Map-to-map cascading behaviors
          • 2.2.4.6.1: Cascading of attributes from map to map
          • 2.2.4.6.2: Cascading of metadata elements from map to map
          • 2.2.4.6.3: Cascading of roles from map to map
        • 2.2.4.7: Context hooks and window metadata for user assistance
    • 2.3: DITA addressing
      • 2.3.1: ID attribute
      • 2.3.2: DITA linking
      • 2.3.3: URI-based (direct) addressing
      • 2.3.4: Indirect key-based addressing
        • 2.3.4.1: Core concepts for working with keys
        • 2.3.4.2: Key scopes
        • 2.3.4.3: Using keys for addressing
        • 2.3.4.4: Addressing keys across scopes
        • 2.3.4.5: Cross-deliverable addressing and linking
        • 2.3.4.6: Processing key references
        • 2.3.4.7: Processing key references for navigation links and images
        • 2.3.4.8: Processing key references on <topicref> elements
        • 2.3.4.9: Processing key references to generate text or link text
        • 2.3.4.10: Examples of keys
          • 2.3.4.10.1: Examples: Key definition
          • 2.3.4.10.2: Examples: Key definitions for variable text
          • 2.3.4.10.3: Example: Scoped key definitions for variable text
          • 2.3.4.10.4: Example: Duplicate key definitions within a single map
          • 2.3.4.10.5: Example: Duplicate key definitions across multiple maps
          • 2.3.4.10.6: Example: Key definition with key reference
          • 2.3.4.10.7: Example: References to scoped keys
          • 2.3.4.10.8: Example: Key definitions in nested key scopes
          • 2.3.4.10.9: Example: Link redirection
          • 2.3.4.10.10: Example: Link modification or removal
          • 2.3.4.10.11: Example: Links from <term> or <keyword> elements
          • 2.3.4.10.12: Example: conref redirection
          • 2.3.4.10.13: Example: Key scopes and omnibus publications
          • 2.3.4.10.14: Example: How key scopes affect key precedence
          • 2.3.4.10.15: Example: Keys and collaboration
    • 2.4: DITA processing
      • 2.4.1: Navigation
        • 2.4.1.1: Table of contents
        • 2.4.1.2: Indexes
      • 2.4.2: Content reference (conref)
        • 2.4.2.1: Conref overview
        • 2.4.2.2: Processing conrefs
        • 2.4.2.3: Processing attributes when resolving conrefs
        • 2.4.2.4: Processing xrefs and conrefs within a conref
      • 2.4.3: Conditional processing (profiling)
        • 2.4.3.1: Conditional processing values and groups
        • 2.4.3.2: Filtering
        • 2.4.3.3: Flagging
        • 2.4.3.4: Conditional processing to generate multiple deliverable types
        • 2.4.3.5: Examples of conditional processing
          • 2.4.3.5.1: Example: Setting conditional processing values and groups
          • 2.4.3.5.2: Example: Filtering and flagging topic content
      • 2.4.4: Branch filtering
        • 2.4.4.1: Overview of branch filtering
        • 2.4.4.2: Branch filtering: Single condition set for a branch
        • 2.4.4.3: Branch filtering: Multiple condition sets for a branch
        • 2.4.4.4: Branch filtering: Impact on resource and key names
        • 2.4.4.5: Branch filtering: Implications of processing order
        • 2.4.4.6: Examples of branch filtering
          • 2.4.4.6.1: Example: Single <ditavalref> on a branch
          • 2.4.4.6.2: Example: Multiple <ditavalref> elements on a branch
          • 2.4.4.6.3: Example: Single <ditavalref> as a child of <map>
          • 2.4.4.6.4: Example: Single <ditavalref> in a reference to a map
          • 2.4.4.6.5: Example: Multiple <ditavalref> elements as children of <map> in a root map
          • 2.4.4.6.6: Example: Multiple <ditavalref> elements in a reference to a map
          • 2.4.4.6.7: Example: <ditavalref> within a branch that already uses <ditavalref>
          • 2.4.4.6.8: Example: <ditavalref> error conditions
      • 2.4.5: Chunking
        • 2.4.5.1: Using the @chunk attribute
        • 2.4.5.2: Chunking examples
      • 2.4.6: Translation and localization
        • 2.4.6.1: The @xml:lang attribute
        • 2.4.6.2: The @dir attribute
      • 2.4.7: Processing documents with different values of the @domains attribute
      • 2.4.8: Sorting
    • 2.5: Configuration, specialization, generalization, and constraints
      • 2.5.1: Overview of DITA extension facilities
      • 2.5.2: Configuration
        • 2.5.2.1: Overview of document-type shells
        • 2.5.2.2: Rules for document-type shells
        • 2.5.2.3: Equivalence of document-type shells
        • 2.5.2.4: Conformance of document-type shells
      • 2.5.3: Specialization
        • 2.5.3.1: Overview of specialization
        • 2.5.3.2: Modularization
        • 2.5.3.3: Vocabulary modules
        • 2.5.3.4: Specialization rules for element types
        • 2.5.3.5: Specialization rules for attributes
        • 2.5.3.6: @class attribute rules and syntax
        • 2.5.3.7: @domains attribute rules and syntax
        • 2.5.3.8: Specializing to include non-DITA content
        • 2.5.3.9: Sharing elements across specializations
      • 2.5.4: Generalization
        • 2.5.4.1: Overview of generalization
        • 2.5.4.2: Element generalization
        • 2.5.4.3: Processor expectations when generalizing elements
        • 2.5.4.4: Attribute generalization
        • 2.5.4.5: Generalization with cross-specialization dependencies
      • 2.5.5: Constraints
        • 2.5.5.1: Overview of constraints
        • 2.5.5.2: Constraint rules
        • 2.5.5.3: Constraints, processing, and interoperability
        • 2.5.5.4: Weak and strong constraints
        • 2.5.5.5: Conref compatibility with constraints
        • 2.5.5.6: Examples: Constraints
          • 2.5.5.6.1: Example: Redefine the content model for the <topic> element
          • 2.5.5.6.2: Example: Constrain attributes for the <section> element
          • 2.5.5.6.3: Example: Constrain a domain module
          • 2.5.5.6.4: Example: Replace a base element with the domain extensions
          • 2.5.5.6.5: Example: Apply multiple constraints to a single document-type shell
    • 2.6: Coding practices for DITA grammar files
      • 2.6.1: Recognized XML-document grammar mechanisms
      • 2.6.2: Normative versions of DITA grammar files
      • 2.6.3: DTD coding requirements
        • 2.6.3.1: DTD: Overview of coding requirements
        • 2.6.3.2: DTD: Coding requirements for document-type shells
        • 2.6.3.3: DTD: Coding requirements for element type declarations
        • 2.6.3.4: DTD: Coding requirements for structural modules
        • 2.6.3.5: DTD: Coding requirements for element domain modules
        • 2.6.3.6: DTD: Coding requirements for attribute domain modules
        • 2.6.3.7: DTD: Coding requirements for constraint modules
      • 2.6.4: RELAX NG coding requirements
        • 2.6.4.1: RELAX NG: Overview of coding requirements
        • 2.6.4.2: RELAX NG: Coding requirements for document-type shells
        • 2.6.4.3: RELAX NG: Coding requirements for element type declarations
        • 2.6.4.4: RELAX NG: Coding requirements for structural modules
        • 2.6.4.5: RELAX NG: Coding requirements for element domain modules
        • 2.6.4.6: RELAX NG: Coding requirements for attribute domain modules
        • 2.6.4.7: RELAX NG: Coding requirements for constraint modules
      • 2.6.5: XML Schema coding requirements
        • 2.6.5.1: XML Schema: Overview and limitations of coding requirements
        • 2.6.5.2: XML Schema: Coding requirements for document-type shells
        • 2.6.5.3: XML Schema: Coding requirements for element type declarations
        • 2.6.5.4: XML Schema: Coding requirements for structural modules
        • 2.6.5.5: XML Schema: Coding requirements for attribute domain modules
        • 2.6.5.6: XML Schema: Coding requirements for constraint modules
    • 2.7: Technical content specializations
      • 2.7.1: Technical content: Document types
        • 2.7.1.1: Concept topic
        • 2.7.1.2: Reference topic
        • 2.7.1.3: General task topic
        • 2.7.1.4: Task topic (strict task)
        • 2.7.1.5: Machinery Task topic
        • 2.7.1.6: Troubleshooting topic
        • 2.7.1.7: Glossary entry topic
        • 2.7.1.8: Glossary group topic
        • 2.7.1.9: Bookmap
      • 2.7.2: Technical content domains
        • 2.7.2.1: The xNAL domain
        • 2.7.2.2: xNAL usage guidelines
        • 2.7.2.3: MathML and equation domains
        • 2.7.2.4: Release management domain
      • 2.7.3: Troubleshooting information
    • 2.8: Learning and training specializations
      • 2.8.1: Overview
      • 2.8.2: Objectives of the DITA learning and training specializations
      • 2.8.3: A learning objects approach to learning and training content
      • 2.8.4: Use cases
      • 2.8.5: Summary of learning topic, map, and domain designs
      • 2.8.6: Support for learningDomain1 and learningDomain2
      • 2.8.7: Learning and training specialization usage
  • Chapter 3: Language reference: All-inclusive edition
    • 3.1: Element quick reference
      • 3.1.1: Base DITA elements, A to Z
      • 3.1.2: Technical content elements, A to Z
      • 3.1.3: Learning and training elements, A to Z
      • 3.1.4: All DITA elements, A to Z
    • 3.2: Topic elements
      • 3.2.1: Basic topic elements
        • 3.2.1.1: <topic>
        • 3.2.1.2: <title>
        • 3.2.1.3: <titlealts>
        • 3.2.1.4: <searchtitle>
        • 3.2.1.5: <navtitle>
        • 3.2.1.6: <shortdesc>
        • 3.2.1.7: <abstract>
        • 3.2.1.8: <body>
        • 3.2.1.9: <bodydiv>
        • 3.2.1.10: <related-links>
        • 3.2.1.11: <dita>
      • 3.2.2: Body elements
        • 3.2.2.1: <alt>
        • 3.2.2.2: <cite>
        • 3.2.2.3: <dd>
        • 3.2.2.4: <desc>
        • 3.2.2.5: <ddhd>
        • 3.2.2.6: <div>
        • 3.2.2.7: <dl>
        • 3.2.2.8: <dlentry>
        • 3.2.2.9: <dlhead>
        • 3.2.2.10: <dt>
        • 3.2.2.11: <draft-comment>
        • 3.2.2.12: <dthd>
        • 3.2.2.13: <example>
        • 3.2.2.14: <fig>
        • 3.2.2.15: <figgroup>
        • 3.2.2.16: <fn>
        • 3.2.2.17: <image>
        • 3.2.2.18: <keyword>
        • 3.2.2.19: <li>
        • 3.2.2.20: <lines>
        • 3.2.2.21: <longdescref>
        • 3.2.2.22: <longquoteref>
        • 3.2.2.23: <lq>
        • 3.2.2.24: <note>
        • 3.2.2.25: <object>
        • 3.2.2.26: <ol>
        • 3.2.2.27: <p>
        • 3.2.2.28: <param>
        • 3.2.2.29: <ph>
        • 3.2.2.30: <pre>
        • 3.2.2.31: <q>
        • 3.2.2.32: <section>
        • 3.2.2.33: <sectiondiv>
        • 3.2.2.34: <sl>
        • 3.2.2.35: <sli>
        • 3.2.2.36: <term>
        • 3.2.2.37: <text>
        • 3.2.2.38: <tm>
        • 3.2.2.39: <ul>
        • 3.2.2.40: <xref>
      • 3.2.3: Table elements
        • 3.2.3.1: <table>
        • 3.2.3.2: <tgroup>
        • 3.2.3.3: <colspec>
        • 3.2.3.4: <thead>
        • 3.2.3.5: <tbody>
        • 3.2.3.6: <row>
        • 3.2.3.7: <entry>
        • 3.2.3.8: <simpletable>
        • 3.2.3.9: <sthead>
        • 3.2.3.10: <strow>
        • 3.2.3.11: <stentry>
      • 3.2.4: Related links elements
        • 3.2.4.1: <link>
        • 3.2.4.2: <linklist>
        • 3.2.4.3: <linkpool>
        • 3.2.4.4: <linktext>
        • 3.2.4.5: <linkinfo>
    • 3.3: Map elements
      • 3.3.1: Basic map elements
        • 3.3.1.1: <map>
        • 3.3.1.2: <topicref>
        • 3.3.1.3: <topicmeta>
        • 3.3.1.4: <anchor>
        • 3.3.1.5: <navref>
        • 3.3.1.6: <reltable>
        • 3.3.1.7: <relrow>
        • 3.3.1.8: <relcell>
        • 3.3.1.9: <relheader>
        • 3.3.1.10: <relcolspec>
        • 3.3.1.11: <ux-window>
      • 3.3.2: Map group elements
        • 3.3.2.1: <anchorref>
        • 3.3.2.2: <keydef>
        • 3.3.2.3: <mapref>
        • 3.3.2.4: <topicgroup>
        • 3.3.2.5: <topichead>
        • 3.3.2.6: <topicset>
        • 3.3.2.7: <topicsetref>
    • 3.4: Metadata elements
      • 3.4.1: Prolog (metadata) elements
        • 3.4.1.1: <prolog>
        • 3.4.1.2: <audience>
        • 3.4.1.3: <author>
        • 3.4.1.4: <brand>
        • 3.4.1.5: <category>
        • 3.4.1.6: <component>
        • 3.4.1.7: <copyright>
        • 3.4.1.8: <copyrholder>
        • 3.4.1.9: <copyryear>
        • 3.4.1.10: <created>
        • 3.4.1.11: <critdates>
        • 3.4.1.12: <featnum>
        • 3.4.1.13: <keywords>
        • 3.4.1.14: <metadata>
        • 3.4.1.15: <othermeta>
        • 3.4.1.16: <permissions>
        • 3.4.1.17: <platform>
        • 3.4.1.18: <prodinfo>
        • 3.4.1.19: <prodname>
        • 3.4.1.20: <prognum>
        • 3.4.1.21: <publisher>
        • 3.4.1.22: <resourceid>
        • 3.4.1.23: <revised>
        • 3.4.1.24: <series>
        • 3.4.1.25: <source>
        • 3.4.1.26: <vrmlist>
        • 3.4.1.27: <vrm>
      • 3.4.2: Indexing group elements
        • 3.4.2.1: <indexterm>
        • 3.4.2.2: <indextermref>
        • 3.4.2.3: <index-see>
        • 3.4.2.4: <index-see-also>
        • 3.4.2.5: <index-sort-as>
      • 3.4.3: Delayed conref resolution elements
        • 3.4.3.1: <exportanchors>
        • 3.4.3.2: <anchorid>
        • 3.4.3.3: <anchorkey>
    • 3.5: Domain elements
      • 3.5.1: Hazard statement elements
        • 3.5.1.1: <hazardstatement>
        • 3.5.1.2: <consequence>
        • 3.5.1.3: <hazardsymbol>
        • 3.5.1.4: <howtoavoid>
        • 3.5.1.5: <messagepanel>
        • 3.5.1.6: <typeofhazard>
      • 3.5.2: Highlighting elements
        • 3.5.2.1: <b>
        • 3.5.2.2: <i>
        • 3.5.2.3: <sup>
        • 3.5.2.4: <sub>
        • 3.5.2.5: <tt>
        • 3.5.2.6: <u>
        • 3.5.2.7: <line-through>
        • 3.5.2.8: <overline>
      • 3.5.3: Utilities elements
        • 3.5.3.1: <area>
        • 3.5.3.2: <coords>
        • 3.5.3.3: <imagemap>
        • 3.5.3.4: <shape>
        • 3.5.3.5: <sort-as>
      • 3.5.4: DITAVAL reference domain
        • 3.5.4.1: <ditavalref>
        • 3.5.4.2: <ditavalmeta>
        • 3.5.4.3: <dvrResourcePrefix>
        • 3.5.4.4: <dvrResourceSuffix>
        • 3.5.4.5: <dvrKeyscopePrefix>
        • 3.5.4.6: <dvrKeyscopeSuffix>
    • 3.6: Classification elements
      • 3.6.1: Subject scheme elements
        • 3.6.1.1: <subjectScheme>
        • 3.6.1.2: <schemeref>
        • 3.6.1.3: <hasInstance>
        • 3.6.1.4: <hasKind>
        • 3.6.1.5: <hasNarrower>
        • 3.6.1.6: <hasPart>
        • 3.6.1.7: <hasRelated>
        • 3.6.1.8: <enumerationdef>
        • 3.6.1.9: <elementdef>
        • 3.6.1.10: <attributedef>
        • 3.6.1.11: <defaultSubject>
        • 3.6.1.12: <subjectHead>
        • 3.6.1.13: <subjectHeadMeta>
        • 3.6.1.14: <subjectdef>
        • 3.6.1.15: <relatedSubjects>
        • 3.6.1.16: <subjectRelTable>
        • 3.6.1.17: <subjectRelHeader>
        • 3.6.1.18: <subjectRel>
        • 3.6.1.19: <subjectRole>
      • 3.6.2: Classification domain elements
        • 3.6.2.1: <subjectref>
        • 3.6.2.2: <topicapply>
        • 3.6.2.3: <topicsubject>
        • 3.6.2.4: <topicSubjectTable>
        • 3.6.2.5: <topicSubjectHeader>
        • 3.6.2.6: <topicSubjectRow>
        • 3.6.2.7: <topicCell>
        • 3.6.2.8: <subjectCell>
    • 3.7: Specialization elements
      • 3.7.1: <boolean>
      • 3.7.2: <data>
      • 3.7.3: <data-about>
      • 3.7.4: <foreign>
      • 3.7.5: <index-base>
      • 3.7.6: <itemgroup>
      • 3.7.7: <no-topic-nesting>
      • 3.7.8: <state>
      • 3.7.9: <unknown>
    • 3.8: Legacy conversion elements
      • 3.8.1: <required-cleanup>
    • 3.9: DITAVAL elements
      • 3.9.1: <val>
      • 3.9.2: <style-conflict>
      • 3.9.3: <prop>
      • 3.9.4: <revprop>
      • 3.9.5: <startflag>
      • 3.9.6: <endflag>
      • 3.9.7: <alt-text>
    • 3.10: Technical content elements
      • 3.10.1: Concept elements
        • 3.10.1.1: <concept>
        • 3.10.1.2: <conbody>
        • 3.10.1.3: <conbodydiv>
      • 3.10.2: Task elements
        • 3.10.2.1: <task>
        • 3.10.2.2: <taskbody>
        • 3.10.2.3: <prereq>
        • 3.10.2.4: <context>
        • 3.10.2.5: <steps>
        • 3.10.2.6: <steps-informal>
        • 3.10.2.7: <steps-unordered>
        • 3.10.2.8: <step>
        • 3.10.2.9: <stepsection>
        • 3.10.2.10: <cmd>
        • 3.10.2.11: <info>
        • 3.10.2.12: <substeps>
        • 3.10.2.13: <substep>
        • 3.10.2.14: <stepxmp>
        • 3.10.2.15: <choicetable>
        • 3.10.2.16: <chhead>
        • 3.10.2.17: <choptionhd>
        • 3.10.2.18: <chdeschd>
        • 3.10.2.19: <chrow>
        • 3.10.2.20: <choption>
        • 3.10.2.21: <chdesc>
        • 3.10.2.22: <choices>
        • 3.10.2.23: <choice>
        • 3.10.2.24: <steptroubleshooting>
        • 3.10.2.25: <stepresult>
        • 3.10.2.26: <tutorialinfo>
        • 3.10.2.27: <tasktroubleshooting>
        • 3.10.2.28: <result>
        • 3.10.2.29: <postreq>
      • 3.10.3: Reference elements
        • 3.10.3.1: <reference>
        • 3.10.3.2: <refbody>
        • 3.10.3.3: <refbodydiv>
        • 3.10.3.4: <refsyn>
        • 3.10.3.5: <properties>
        • 3.10.3.6: <prophead>
        • 3.10.3.7: <proptypehd>
        • 3.10.3.8: <propvaluehd>
        • 3.10.3.9: <propdeschd>
        • 3.10.3.10: <property>
        • 3.10.3.11: <proptype>
        • 3.10.3.12: <propvalue>
        • 3.10.3.13: <propdesc>
      • 3.10.4: Troubleshooting elements
        • 3.10.4.1: <troubleshooting>
        • 3.10.4.2: <troublebody>
        • 3.10.4.3: <condition>
        • 3.10.4.4: <troubleSolution>
        • 3.10.4.5: <cause>
        • 3.10.4.6: <remedy>
        • 3.10.4.7: <responsibleParty>
      • 3.10.5: Glossary elements
        • 3.10.5.1: Glossentry elements
          • 3.10.5.1.1: <glossentry>
          • 3.10.5.1.2: <glossterm>
          • 3.10.5.1.3: <glossdef>
          • 3.10.5.1.4: <glossAbbreviation>
          • 3.10.5.1.5: <glossAcronym>
          • 3.10.5.1.6: <glossAlt>
          • 3.10.5.1.7: <glossAlternateFor>
          • 3.10.5.1.8: <glossBody>
          • 3.10.5.1.9: <glossPartOfSpeech>
          • 3.10.5.1.10: <glossProperty>
          • 3.10.5.1.11: <glossScopeNote>
          • 3.10.5.1.12: <glossShortForm>
          • 3.10.5.1.13: <glossStatus>
          • 3.10.5.1.14: <glossSurfaceForm>
          • 3.10.5.1.15: <glossSymbol>
          • 3.10.5.1.16: <glossSynonym>
          • 3.10.5.1.17: <glossUsage>
        • 3.10.5.2: Glossary related elements
          • 3.10.5.2.1: <abbreviated-form>
          • 3.10.5.2.2: <glossref>
          • 3.10.5.2.3: <glossgroup>
      • 3.10.6: Bookmap elements
        • 3.10.6.1: Bookmap content elements
          • 3.10.6.1.1: <bookmap>
          • 3.10.6.1.2: <abbrevlist>
          • 3.10.6.1.3: <amendments>
          • 3.10.6.1.4: <appendices>
          • 3.10.6.1.5: <appendix>
          • 3.10.6.1.6: <backmatter>
          • 3.10.6.1.7: <bibliolist>
          • 3.10.6.1.8: <bookabstract>
          • 3.10.6.1.9: <booklibrary>
          • 3.10.6.1.10: <booklist>
          • 3.10.6.1.11: <booklists>
          • 3.10.6.1.12: <booktitle>
          • 3.10.6.1.13: <booktitlealt>
          • 3.10.6.1.14: <chapter>
          • 3.10.6.1.15: <colophon>
          • 3.10.6.1.16: <dedication>
          • 3.10.6.1.17: <draftintro>
          • 3.10.6.1.18: <figurelist>
          • 3.10.6.1.19: <frontmatter>
          • 3.10.6.1.20: <glossarylist>
          • 3.10.6.1.21: <indexlist>
          • 3.10.6.1.22: <mainbooktitle>
          • 3.10.6.1.23: <notices>
          • 3.10.6.1.24: <part>
          • 3.10.6.1.25: <preface>
          • 3.10.6.1.26: <tablelist>
          • 3.10.6.1.27: <toc>
          • 3.10.6.1.28: <trademarklist>
        • 3.10.6.2: Bookmap metadata elements
          • 3.10.6.2.1: <bookmeta>
          • 3.10.6.2.2: <approved>
          • 3.10.6.2.3: <bookchangehistory>
          • 3.10.6.2.4: <bookevent>
          • 3.10.6.2.5: <bookeventtype>
          • 3.10.6.2.6: <bookid>
          • 3.10.6.2.7: <booknumber>
          • 3.10.6.2.8: <bookowner>
          • 3.10.6.2.9: <bookpartno>
          • 3.10.6.2.10: <bookrestriction>
          • 3.10.6.2.11: <bookrights>
          • 3.10.6.2.12: <completed>
          • 3.10.6.2.13: <copyrfirst>
          • 3.10.6.2.14: <copyrlast>
          • 3.10.6.2.15: <day>
          • 3.10.6.2.16: <edited>
          • 3.10.6.2.17: <edition>
          • 3.10.6.2.18: <isbn>
          • 3.10.6.2.19: <maintainer>
          • 3.10.6.2.20: <month>
          • 3.10.6.2.21: <organization>
          • 3.10.6.2.22: <person>
          • 3.10.6.2.23: <printlocation>
          • 3.10.6.2.24: <published>
          • 3.10.6.2.25: <publisherinformation>
          • 3.10.6.2.26: <publishtype>
          • 3.10.6.2.27: <reviewed>
          • 3.10.6.2.28: <revisionid>
          • 3.10.6.2.29: <started>
          • 3.10.6.2.30: <summary>
          • 3.10.6.2.31: <tested>
          • 3.10.6.2.32: <volume>
          • 3.10.6.2.33: <year>
      • 3.10.7: Technical-content domains elements
        • 3.10.7.1: Equation domain elements
          • 3.10.7.1.1: <equation-block>
          • 3.10.7.1.2: <equation-figure>
          • 3.10.7.1.3: <equation-inline>
          • 3.10.7.1.4: <equation-number>
        • 3.10.7.2: Markup domain
          • 3.10.7.2.1: <markupname>
        • 3.10.7.3: MathML domain elements
          • 3.10.7.3.1: <mathml>
          • 3.10.7.3.2: <mathmlref>
        • 3.10.7.4: Programming elements
          • 3.10.7.4.1: <apiname>
          • 3.10.7.4.2: <codeblock>
          • 3.10.7.4.3: <codeph>
          • 3.10.7.4.4: <coderef>
          • 3.10.7.4.5: <option>
          • 3.10.7.4.6: <parmname>
          • 3.10.7.4.7: <parml>
          • 3.10.7.4.8: <plentry>
          • 3.10.7.4.9: <pt>
          • 3.10.7.4.10: <pd>
          • 3.10.7.4.11: <synph>
          • 3.10.7.4.12: <syntaxdiagram>
          • 3.10.7.4.13: <groupseq>
          • 3.10.7.4.14: <groupchoice>
          • 3.10.7.4.15: <groupcomp>
          • 3.10.7.4.16: <fragment>
          • 3.10.7.4.17: <fragref>
          • 3.10.7.4.18: <synblk>
          • 3.10.7.4.19: <synnote>
          • 3.10.7.4.20: <synnoteref>
          • 3.10.7.4.21: <kwd>
          • 3.10.7.4.22: <var>
          • 3.10.7.4.23: <oper>
          • 3.10.7.4.24: <delim>
          • 3.10.7.4.25: <sep>
          • 3.10.7.4.26: <repsep>
        • 3.10.7.5: Release-management domain elements
          • 3.10.7.5.1: <change-completed>
          • 3.10.7.5.2: <change-historylist>
          • 3.10.7.5.3: <change-item>
          • 3.10.7.5.4: <change-organization>
          • 3.10.7.5.5: <change-person>
          • 3.10.7.5.6: <change-request-id>
          • 3.10.7.5.7: <change-request-reference>
          • 3.10.7.5.8: <change-request-system>
          • 3.10.7.5.9: <change-revisionid>
          • 3.10.7.5.10: <change-started>
          • 3.10.7.5.11: <change-summary>
        • 3.10.7.6: Software elements
          • 3.10.7.6.1: <msgph>
          • 3.10.7.6.2: <msgblock>
          • 3.10.7.6.3: <msgnum>
          • 3.10.7.6.4: <cmdname>
          • 3.10.7.6.5: <varname>
          • 3.10.7.6.6: <filepath>
          • 3.10.7.6.7: <userinput>
          • 3.10.7.6.8: <systemoutput>
        • 3.10.7.7: SVG elements
          • 3.10.7.7.1: <svg-container>
          • 3.10.7.7.2: <svgref>
        • 3.10.7.8: Task requirements domain
          • 3.10.7.8.1: <prelreqs>
          • 3.10.7.8.2: <closereqs>
          • 3.10.7.8.3: <reqconds>
          • 3.10.7.8.4: <reqcond>
          • 3.10.7.8.5: <noconds>
          • 3.10.7.8.6: <reqcontp>
          • 3.10.7.8.7: <reqpers>
          • 3.10.7.8.8: <personnel>
          • 3.10.7.8.9: <perscat>
          • 3.10.7.8.10: <perskill>
          • 3.10.7.8.11: <esttime>
          • 3.10.7.8.12: <supeqli>
          • 3.10.7.8.13: <supequi>
          • 3.10.7.8.14: <supequip>
          • 3.10.7.8.15: <nosupeq>
          • 3.10.7.8.16: <supplies>
          • 3.10.7.8.17: <supply>
          • 3.10.7.8.18: <supplyli>
          • 3.10.7.8.19: <nosupply>
          • 3.10.7.8.20: <spare>
          • 3.10.7.8.21: <spares>
          • 3.10.7.8.22: <sparesli>
          • 3.10.7.8.23: <nospares>
          • 3.10.7.8.24: <nosafety>
          • 3.10.7.8.25: <safecond>
          • 3.10.7.8.26: <safety>
        • 3.10.7.9: User interface elements
          • 3.10.7.9.1: <uicontrol>
          • 3.10.7.9.2: <wintitle>
          • 3.10.7.9.3: <menucascade>
          • 3.10.7.9.4: <shortcut>
          • 3.10.7.9.5: <screen>
        • 3.10.7.10: XML mention domain
          • 3.10.7.10.1: <numcharref>
          • 3.10.7.10.2: <parameterentity>
          • 3.10.7.10.3: <textentity>
          • 3.10.7.10.4: <xmlatt>
          • 3.10.7.10.5: <xmlelement>
          • 3.10.7.10.6: <xmlnsname>
          • 3.10.7.10.7: <xmlpi>
        • 3.10.7.11: xNAL domain elements
          • 3.10.7.11.1: <authorinformation>
          • 3.10.7.11.2: <addressdetails>
          • 3.10.7.11.3: <administrativearea>
          • 3.10.7.11.4: <contactnumber>
          • 3.10.7.11.5: <contactnumbers>
          • 3.10.7.11.6: <country>
          • 3.10.7.11.7: <emailaddress>
          • 3.10.7.11.8: <emailaddresses>
          • 3.10.7.11.9: <firstname>
          • 3.10.7.11.10: <generationidentifier>
          • 3.10.7.11.11: <honorific>
          • 3.10.7.11.12: <lastname>
          • 3.10.7.11.13: <locality>
          • 3.10.7.11.14: <localityname>
          • 3.10.7.11.15: <middlename>
          • 3.10.7.11.16: <namedetails>
          • 3.10.7.11.17: <organizationinfo>
          • 3.10.7.11.18: <organizationname>
          • 3.10.7.11.19: <organizationnamedetails>
          • 3.10.7.11.20: <otherinfo>
          • 3.10.7.11.21: <personinfo>
          • 3.10.7.11.22: <personname>
          • 3.10.7.11.23: <postalcode>
          • 3.10.7.11.24: <thoroughfare>
          • 3.10.7.11.25: <url>
          • 3.10.7.11.26: <urls>
    • 3.11: Learning and training elements
      • 3.11.1: Learning and training: topic elements
        • 3.11.1.1: <learningOverview>
        • 3.11.1.2: <learningOverviewbody>
        • 3.11.1.3: <learningContent>
        • 3.11.1.4: <learningContentbody>
        • 3.11.1.5: <learningSummary>
        • 3.11.1.6: <learningSummarybody>
        • 3.11.1.7: <learningAssessment>
        • 3.11.1.8: <learningAssessmentbody>
        • 3.11.1.9: <learningPlan>
        • 3.11.1.10: <learningPlanbody>
        • 3.11.1.11: <learningBase>
        • 3.11.1.12: <learningBasebody>
      • 3.11.2: Learning and training: map types
        • 3.11.2.1: <learningGroupMap>
        • 3.11.2.2: <learningObjectMap>
      • 3.11.3: Learning and training: map domain elements
        • 3.11.3.1: <learningGroup>
        • 3.11.3.2: <learningObject>
        • 3.11.3.3: <learningObjectMapRef>
        • 3.11.3.4: <learningGroupMapRef>
        • 3.11.3.5: <learningPlanRef>
        • 3.11.3.6: <learningPreAssessmentRef>
        • 3.11.3.7: <learningOverviewRef>
        • 3.11.3.8: <learningContentRef>
        • 3.11.3.9: <learningContentComponentRef>
        • 3.11.3.10: <learningSummaryRef>
        • 3.11.3.11: <learningPostAssessmentRef>
      • 3.11.4: Learning and training: interactions domain elements
        • 3.11.4.1: Top level interactions elements
          • 3.11.4.1.1: <lcInstructornote2>
          • 3.11.4.1.2: <lcOpenQuestion2>
          • 3.11.4.1.3: <lcTrueFalse2>
          • 3.11.4.1.4: <lcSingleSelect2>
          • 3.11.4.1.5: <lcMultipleSelect2>
          • 3.11.4.1.6: <lcSequencing2>
          • 3.11.4.1.7: <lcMatching2>
          • 3.11.4.1.8: <lcHotspot2>
          • 3.11.4.1.9: <lcInteractionBase2>
          • 3.11.4.1.10: <lcQuestionBase2>
        • 3.11.4.2: Interactions domain content elements
          • 3.11.4.2.1: <lcAnswerContent2>
          • 3.11.4.2.2: <lcAnswerOption2>
          • 3.11.4.2.3: <lcAnswerOptionGroup2>
          • 3.11.4.2.4: <lcArea2>
          • 3.11.4.2.5: <lcAreaCoords2>
          • 3.11.4.2.6: <lcAreaShape2>
          • 3.11.4.2.7: <lcAsset2>
          • 3.11.4.2.8: <lcCorrectResponse2>
          • 3.11.4.2.9: <lcFeedback2>
          • 3.11.4.2.10: <lcFeedbackCorrect2>
          • 3.11.4.2.11: <lcFeedbackIncorrect2>
          • 3.11.4.2.12: <lcHotspotMap2>
          • 3.11.4.2.13: <lcInteractionLabel2>
          • 3.11.4.2.14: <lcItem2>
          • 3.11.4.2.15: <lcMatchingHeader2>
          • 3.11.4.2.16: <lcMatchingItem2>
          • 3.11.4.2.17: <lcMatchingItemFeedback2>
          • 3.11.4.2.18: <lcMatchingPair2>
          • 3.11.4.2.19: <lcMatchTable2>
          • 3.11.4.2.20: <lcOpenAnswer2>
          • 3.11.4.2.21: <lcQuestion2>
          • 3.11.4.2.22: <lcSequence2>
          • 3.11.4.2.23: <lcSequenceOption2>
          • 3.11.4.2.24: <lcSequenceOptionGroup2>
      • 3.11.5: Learning and training: interactions domain elements (DEPRECATED)
        • 3.11.5.1: Top level interactions elements (DEPRECATED)
          • 3.11.5.1.1: <lcInstructornote>
          • 3.11.5.1.2: <lcOpenQuestion>
          • 3.11.5.1.3: <lcTrueFalse>
          • 3.11.5.1.4: <lcSingleSelect>
          • 3.11.5.1.5: <lcMultipleSelect>
          • 3.11.5.1.6: <lcSequencing>
          • 3.11.5.1.7: <lcMatching>
          • 3.11.5.1.8: <lcHotspot>
          • 3.11.5.1.9: <lcInteractionBase>
          • 3.11.5.1.10: <lcQuestionBase>
        • 3.11.5.2: Interactions domain content elements (DEPRECATED)
          • 3.11.5.2.1: <lcAnswerContent>
          • 3.11.5.2.2: <lcAnswerOption>
          • 3.11.5.2.3: <lcAnswerOptionGroup>
          • 3.11.5.2.4: <lcArea>
          • 3.11.5.2.5: <lcAreaCoords>
          • 3.11.5.2.6: <lcAreaShape>
          • 3.11.5.2.7: <lcAsset>
          • 3.11.5.2.8: <lcCorrectResponse>
          • 3.11.5.2.9: <lcFeedback>
          • 3.11.5.2.10: <lcFeedbackCorrect>
          • 3.11.5.2.11: <lcFeedbackIncorrect>
          • 3.11.5.2.12: <lcHotspotMap>
          • 3.11.5.2.13: <lcItem>
          • 3.11.5.2.14: <lcMatchingHeader>
          • 3.11.5.2.15: <lcMatchingItem>
          • 3.11.5.2.16: <lcMatchingItemFeedback>
          • 3.11.5.2.17: <lcMatchingPair>
          • 3.11.5.2.18: <lcMatchTable>
          • 3.11.5.2.19: <lcOpenAnswer>
          • 3.11.5.2.20: <lcQuestion>
          • 3.11.5.2.21: <lcSequence>
          • 3.11.5.2.22: <lcSequenceOption>
          • 3.11.5.2.23: <lcSequenceOptionGroup>
      • 3.11.6: Learning and training: metadata elements
        • 3.11.6.1: <lcLom>
        • 3.11.6.2: <lomAggregationLevel>
        • 3.11.6.3: <lomContext>
        • 3.11.6.4: <lomCoverage>
        • 3.11.6.5: <lomDifficulty>
        • 3.11.6.6: <lomInstallationRemarks>
        • 3.11.6.7: <lomIntendedUserRole>
        • 3.11.6.8: <lomInteractivityLevel>
        • 3.11.6.9: <lomInteractivityType>
        • 3.11.6.10: <lomLearningResourceType>
        • 3.11.6.11: <lomOtherPlatformRequirements>
        • 3.11.6.12: <lomSemanticDensity>
        • 3.11.6.13: <lomStructure>
        • 3.11.6.14: <lomTechRequirement>
        • 3.11.6.15: <lomTypicalAgeRange>
        • 3.11.6.16: <lomTypicalLearningTime>
      • 3.11.7: Learning and training: common content elements
        • 3.11.7.1: <lcAge>
        • 3.11.7.2: <lcAssessment>
        • 3.11.7.3: <lcAttitude>
        • 3.11.7.4: <lcAudience>
        • 3.11.7.5: <lcBackground>
        • 3.11.7.6: <lcChallenge>
        • 3.11.7.7: <lcCIN>
        • 3.11.7.8: <lcClassroom>
        • 3.11.7.9: <lcClient>
        • 3.11.7.10: <lcConstraints>
        • 3.11.7.11: <lcDelivDate>
        • 3.11.7.12: <lcDelivery>
        • 3.11.7.13: <lcDownloadTime>
        • 3.11.7.14: <lcDuration>
        • 3.11.7.15: <lcEdLevel>
        • 3.11.7.16: <lcFileSizeLimitations>
        • 3.11.7.17: <lcGapAnalysis>
        • 3.11.7.18: <lcGapItem>
        • 3.11.7.19: <lcGapItemDelta>
        • 3.11.7.20: <lcGeneralDescription>
        • 3.11.7.21: <lcGoals>
        • 3.11.7.22: <lcGraphics>
        • 3.11.7.23: <lcHandouts>
        • 3.11.7.24: <lcInstruction>
        • 3.11.7.25: <lcInteraction>
        • 3.11.7.26: <lcIntervention>
        • 3.11.7.27: <lcInterventionItem>
        • 3.11.7.28: <lcIntro>
        • 3.11.7.29: <lcJtaItem>
        • 3.11.7.30: <lcKnowledge>
        • 3.11.7.31: <lcLearnStrat>
        • 3.11.7.32: <lcLMS>
        • 3.11.7.33: <lcModDate>
        • 3.11.7.34: <lcMotivation>
        • 3.11.7.35: <lcNeeds>
        • 3.11.7.36: <lcNeedsAnalysis>
        • 3.11.7.37: <lcNextSteps>
        • 3.11.7.38: <lcNoLMS>
        • 3.11.7.39: <lcObjective>
        • 3.11.7.40: <lcObjectives>
        • 3.11.7.41: <lcObjectivesGroup>
        • 3.11.7.42: <lcObjectivesStem>
        • 3.11.7.43: <lcOJT>
        • 3.11.7.44: <lcOrganizational>
        • 3.11.7.45: <lcOrgConstraints>
        • 3.11.7.46: <lcPlanAudience>
        • 3.11.7.47: <lcPlanDescrip>
        • 3.11.7.48: <lcPlanObjective>
        • 3.11.7.49: <lcPlanPrereqs>
        • 3.11.7.50: <lcPlanResources>
        • 3.11.7.51: <lcPlanSubject>
        • 3.11.7.52: <lcPlanTitle>
        • 3.11.7.53: <lcPlayers>
        • 3.11.7.54: <lcPrereqs>
        • 3.11.7.55: <lcProcesses>
        • 3.11.7.56: <lcProject>
        • 3.11.7.57: <lcResolution>
        • 3.11.7.58: <lcResources>
        • 3.11.7.59: <lcReview>
        • 3.11.7.60: <lcSecurity>
        • 3.11.7.61: <lcSkills>
        • 3.11.7.62: <lcSpecChars>
        • 3.11.7.63: <lcSummary>
        • 3.11.7.64: <lcTask>
        • 3.11.7.65: <lcTaskItem>
        • 3.11.7.66: <lcTechnical>
        • 3.11.7.67: <lcTime>
        • 3.11.7.68: <lcValues>
        • 3.11.7.69: <lcViewers>
        • 3.11.7.70: <lcW3C>
        • 3.11.7.71: <lcWorkEnv>
        • 3.11.7.72: <lcWorkEnvDescription>
    • 3.12: Attributes
      • 3.12.1: Universal attribute group
        • 3.12.1.1: ID attribute group
        • 3.12.1.2: Metadata attribute group
        • 3.12.1.3: Localization attribute group
        • 3.12.1.4: Debug attribute group
      • 3.12.2: Architectural attribute group
      • 3.12.3: Attributes common to many map elements
      • 3.12.4: Complex-table attribute group
      • 3.12.5: Data element attributes group
      • 3.12.6: Date attributes group
      • 3.12.7: Display attribute group
      • 3.12.8: Link relationship attribute group
      • 3.12.9: Other common attributes
      • 3.12.10: Simpletable attribute group
      • 3.12.11: Specialization attributes group
      • 3.12.12: Topicref element attributes group
      • 3.12.13: Complex attribute definitions
        • 3.12.13.1: The @href attribute
        • 3.12.13.2: The @keys attribute
        • 3.12.13.3: The @keyref attribute
        • 3.12.13.4: The @keyscope attribute
        • 3.12.13.5: The @conref attribute
          • 3.12.13.5.1: Using the -dita-use-conref-target value
        • 3.12.13.6: The @conaction attribute
        • 3.12.13.7: The @conrefend attribute
        • 3.12.13.8: The @conkeyref attribute
        • 3.12.13.9: The @type attribute
        • 3.12.13.10: The @format attribute
        • 3.12.13.11: The @scope attribute
        • 3.12.13.12: The @role and @otherrole attributes
  • Chapter 4: Conformance
  • Appendix A: Acknowledgments
  • Appendix B: Non-normative information
    • B.1 About the specification source
    • B.2 Changes from previous versions
      • Changes from DITA 1.2 to DITA 1.3
      • Changes from DITA 1.1 to DITA 1.2
      • Changes from DITA 1.0 to DITA 1.1
    • B.3 File naming conventions
    • B.4 Migrating to new versions of DITA
      • Migrating from DITA 1.2 to 1.3
      • Migrating from DITA 1.1 to 1.2
    • B.5 Considerations for generalizing <foreign> elements
    • B.6 Element-by-element recommendations for translators: All-inclusive edition
    • B.7 DTD public identifiers
    • B.8 XML Schema catalog identifiers
    • B.9 Domains and constraints in the OASIS specification
      • Domains and constraints in the OASIS specification
      • Base domains: Where they are used
      • Technical content domains and constraints: Where they are used
      • Learning domains and constraints: Where they are used
      • Base document types: Included domains
      • Technical content document types: Included domains and constraints
      • Learning and training document types: Included domains and constraints
    • B.10 Processing interoperability considerations
    • B.11 Specialization design, customization, and the limits of specialization
  • Appendix C: Content models: All-inclusive edition
    • C.1 A elements
    • C.2 B elements
    • C.3 C elements
    • C.4 D elements
    • C.5 E elements
    • C.6 F elements
    • C.7 G elements
    • C.8 H elements
    • C.9 I elements
    • C.10 K elements
    • C.11 L elements
    • C.12 M elements
    • C.13 N elements
    • C.14 O elements
    • C.15 P elements
    • C.16 Q elements
    • C.17 R elements
    • C.18 S elements
    • C.19 T elements
    • C.20 U elements
    • C.21 V elements
    • C.22 W elements
    • C.23 X elements
    • C.24 Y elements

<change-item>

Use the <change-item> element to represent a record of a single change to a DITA topic or map.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/data relmgmt-d/change-item

Example

See <change-historylist>.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, @outputclass, and @name.

Parent topic: Release-management domain elements

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