All print materials and course samples are provided to attendees.

Follow up support on topics covered is available for 60 days.

Please contact us for a list of available dates.

This course is 2 days in duration.

Testimonial

Bernard provided hands-on training for our group at Ken Cook Co and his enthusiasm was infectious. Bernard cleverly introduced learning tasks and followed that with unique ways to apply the learned skill. Everyone was challenged but came away with new-found mastery of the product.

Mollye Barrett
Director, Content Management at Ken Cook Co.

XDocs CMS Introduction

Course-at-a-glance: This two–day course is developed for people who need to produce content using Bluestream XDocs and either FrameMaker or XMetaL Author. Learn about writing content in a fully structured and easy–to–use CMS based environment optimized for producing valid XML and production of multiple outputs for print and online delivery. Acquire hands–on experience in importing, modifying, creating and publishing content, including concept, task, and reference topics, DITA maps and relationship tables.

Prerequisite: You must have a solid working familiarity with your operating system.

Objectives: Upon successful completion attendees will be able to:

Load existing XML files or graphics into the CMS
Check in and check out files
Find files using various search criteria
Preview files within XDocs
Create and manage publish profiles
Manage multiple versions of documents to review file history, including creation and modification history
Create valid DITA concept, task, and reference topics as stand–alone units of information
Build DITA maps to organize and link topics to develop a navigation system (such as a TOC)
Understand commonly–used DITA elements for all topic types
Insert, modify and delete content in documents including tables, images and various text based objects
Work with cross–references including links to locations such as topics, websites or email
Set up conditional text, make content conditional, and publish conditional documents
Know when to use the 3 methods of content reuse in DITA: topic reuse, conrefs, and conditional text
Publish from XDocs to PDF, HTML aand help documents for distribution
Troubleshoot validation and publishing problems

Further Learning: Topic based writing

Delivery: The following delivery is available:

Instructor–led, group–paced, online–delivery learning model with structured hands–on activities and assignments
Customized classroom training at your location

Fees: Course pricing is as follows:

Instructor–led, online–delivery: $795/participant (group rates available)
Customized classroom training at your location: $1500/day for up to 8 participant