DITA XML training :
Introduction to the standard

Overview of DITA XML training

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4D CONCEPT’s DITA XML training enables technical writers to quickly move from theory to practice by creating their first DITA documentation in just two days.

Participants get hands-on experience with oXygen XML, the reference editor, and learn to structure, filter, and publish DITA content through practical exercises based on a continuous case study. The training is accessible without XML prerequisites and is designed for immediate application of the skills gained in a professional setting.

The training is presented in oXygen.

Participant feedback

John Doe
April 4, 2025

Thank you for this enriching training course! Your expertise, clarity of explanation, and availability made the learning experience particularly enjoyable and stimulating. I am delighted to have had the opportunity to take part in this training course.

John Doe
April 4, 2025

Thank you for this enriching training course! Your expertise, clarity of explanation, and availability made the learning experience particularly enjoyable and stimulating. I am delighted to have had the opportunity to take part in this training course.

Upcoming training sessions

March 31 – April 1, 2026
6 places available
May 27-28, 2026
6 places available
September 15-16, 2026
6 places available
November 18-19, 2026
6 places available

Target audience, prerequisites, and format

Target audience

2 to 5 trainees maximum per session

Duration

2 days

Price

Available on request

Target

Technical writers, documentation architects.

Prerequisites

None.

Information

All our training courses can be delivered in person or remotely. In-company or inter-company training.

Accessibility

4D CONCEPT is committed to making its training courses accessible to all audiences. Our training centres provide access for people with reduced mobility, and our teams make every effort to support participants with disabilities, whatever their situation, throughout their training pathway.

Please contact our disability officer at the following address
psh-accueil@.4dconcept.fr so that we can review your request and assess its feasibility.

Training objectives

A l’issue de la formation, vous serez capables de :

  • Reconnaître les types de données (concept, task, reference)
  • Convertir une documentation Word en standard DITA XML.
  • Faire varier les contenus grâce aux mécanismes DITA : filtres et clés

Detailed program for the DITA XML training

1. Introduction to structured documentation

  • Limitations of unstructured documentation
  • Benefits of structured documentation

2. Introduction to XML language

  • XML: definition
  • The XML structure
  • XML validation
  • XML in technical documentation
  • Authoring and publishing XML documentation

3. The DITA standard

  • Traditional document vs. DITA documentation
  • Origin and purpose of the DITA standard
  • DITA among documentation standards
  • Modularity in DITA: topics
  • Topic typing
  • Organizing topics in a documentation set
  • Reuse in the DITA standard
  • Filtering and content variation
  • Translation and multilingual management
  • Why structure your documentation with DITA?

4. Understanding DITA topics

  • The topic: information unit
  • Principles of topic-oriented authoring
  • XML structure of a DITA topic
  • Best practices for topic authoring

5. Segmenting and classifying an existing document

  • Content typing and segmentation
  • Principles of modular breakdown

6. Organizing content with DITA maps

  • What is a DITA map?
  • Hierarchy and organization in a DITA map
  • Dynamic links in DITA
  • Validate and export a DITA map

7. Conditional filtering

  • Why filter DITA content?
  • Standard filtering attributes
  • Structure of a DITAVAL file

8. Advanced content reuse using keys

  • Reference a resource by key using the DITA map
  • Filtering vs. key-based variation

9. Publishing with DITA-OT in oXygen XML

  • The role of DITA-OT
  • Validate a DITA map with DITA-OT

10. Conclusion

  • What we learned
  • DITA, what is it for?
  • Limitations and best practices
  • To go further

Assessment methods:

Learning outcomes will be assessed by the instructor at the end of the course.
Updated February 2025

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