Generating and publishing manufacturing documents from DITA sources involves a structured process to ensure the final documents are accurate and meet specific requirements. DITA XML provides a framework that enables organizations to efficiently create, manage, and publish manufacturing documents.

Authoring and Structuring

First, authors create content using DITA-compliant tools, breaking down the information into topics, subtopics, and elements. This structured approach ensures consistency and facilitates content reuse. Authors can apply metadata to topics, such as version information, review dates, and contributors. This structured content forms the basis of manufacturing documents.

Compilation and Transformation

Once the content is ready, organizations compile and transform DITA sources into the desired output format, whether it’s PDFs, HTML, or other document types. Transformation tools process the DITA content, applying styles, templates, and layouts to generate professionally formatted documents. These tools can be configured to meet specific branding and layout requirements.

Example:

Here’s an example of how DITA sources are transformed into a manufacturing document:

<topic id="assembly_process">
  <title>Assembly Process</title>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <content>...
  <author>John Doe</author>
  <last-reviewed>2023-11-01</last-reviewed>
  </content>

In this example, the DITA topic represents an assembly process. The DITA content is processed using transformation tools to create a manufacturing document, applying styling, version information, authorship, and review dates.