Generate output using the DITA Open Toolkit

Learn how to publish DITA files with DITA Open Toolkit and Adobe FrameMaker.

1. With the appropriate DITA file in focus, choose Structure > DITA > Generate DITA-OT Output.

   The Generate DITA-OT Output dialog is displayed.

   Figure 1. Generate DITA-OT Output dialog
   

   

   
   

2. Select an output type.

3. Select View Log File option if you want to launch the log file after publishing completes.

   By default, the DITA-OT is installed when you install FrameMaker. However, if you have separately installed the toolkit, you can specify the install location in the DITA-OT Directory field. To change the default directory, see Use a different DITA-OT package.

4. Select Open Output Folder option to open the output folder in Windows explorer. The output folder is shown in Windows explorer after publishing completes.

5. Select Keep This Dialog Open After Build option to keep this dialog open even after publishing completes.

6. Choose a DITAVAL file to specify conditional filtering of content using attribute-value pairs defined in the DITAVAL file. For more information on using DITAVAL files, see DITAVAL.

   If you plan to use the same DITAVAL file when generating output for multiple documents, you can specify the file name and location in the ditafm.ini. In this case, you do not need to choose a DITAVAL file every time you generate the output.

   Note: If you specify a DITAVAL file in both locations (ditafm.ini and Generate DITA-OT dialog), the file chosen in the Generate DITA-OT Output dialog takes precedence.

7. Click Build.

FrameMaker invokes DITA-OT and generates the output in the same folder as the source topic or map.