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A DITA Map is More than a ToCChrisNitchie,LeadProgramDeveloper,OberonTechnologies
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What is a DITA Map?
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What Is a DITA Map?
TableofContents(ToC)isonlyone
representationofaDITAmap
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A Relationship Manifest
1. Amanifest ofnodesandtheirproperties;eachtopicref isanode.
2. Therelationshipsbetweenthenodes.
ThinkofaDITAmapasarelationshipmanifest.
YoucanbuildaToC butdon'tstopthere!Youcandosomuchmore.
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For Example
a bparentof
b achildof
"a"isapartwithatitle butnocontent
"b"isachapterwithanassociatedtopic
"c"isachapterwithanassociatedtopic
a cparentof
c achildof
b csiblingof
c bsiblingof
A
B
C
BookMapmarkupsnippet
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DITA Maps for All the Things
LotsofthingscanbemodeledasDITAmaps
ADITAmapcanberepresentedinvaryingvisualmodels
MindMapsUMLDiagramsOrg.Charts
FlowCharts
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Alternative Navigation Models
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Slide Presentation
Specifycollection‐type="sequence"onyourmap. Allowuserstonavigatethroughthecontentusingnext/previouslinks.
Presentalistof'visited'topicssotheusercanjumpbackwardsintheflow.
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"Choose your Own Adventure"
Startatthefirsttopic Userelated‐linksbuiltfrommapstructureandreltables tonavigate
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Dynamic Flow Startwithnext/previouslinksasinthe‘slide’model
Then,dynamically choosethenexttopicforthe user basedonvariousfactors.
Continuouslyre‐profilethemapstructuresothatthe'nextstep'isalwaysapplicable‐ astheusernavigatesthroughthetopicsandmakesdecisions.
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Brainstorm: Advanced Flowcharts
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Here's a flowchart Carmaintenanceprocedure
Repeatedlyguidesauserthroughaseriesofstepsuntilcomplete.
Whichstepsarefolloweddependsonthecar'sVIN
Whatifwecouldguide theuserthroughthisprocessautomatically?
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Decision Points Thekeytodynamicflowchartnavigationisthehandlingofdecisionpoints.
Somewillbemanual Ifa,clickhere;ifb,clickhere
Optimalsolutionistoautomate decisionpointsusingreal‐timestateinformation
?
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Gathering State from… Theenvironment
Currentdate/time Current user'sidentity User'sgeolocation
ExternalDataSources Databases ConnectedEquipment
Interactivecontent/forms
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For Our Flowchart PulltheVINnumber"overthewire"
Determinewhethertheproblemwasresolvedusingerrorcodesgeneratedbytheengine
Dynamicallyfilter/profilestepsbasedonuseridentity,e.g.expertvs.novicetechnician.
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Keys for Data Sources
SpecifyexternaldatasourcesusingnormalDITAmechanisms.
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Flowchart as DITA Map<topicref keys="startingPoint" href="welcome.dita"/><until><condition><equals keyref="isProblemSolved/response" value="true"/>
</condition><choose><when><condition><starts-with keyref="car/vinNumber" value="PFX1"/>
</condition><mapref href="pfx1Task.ditamap"/>
</when><when><condition><or><starts-with keyref="car/vinNumber" value="PFX2"/><starts-with keyref="car/vinNumber" value="PFX3"/>
</or></condition><mapref href="pfx23Task.ditamap"/>
</when><otherwise><topicref href="noMatchingTask.dita"/><end value="noMatchingTask"/>
</otherwise></choose><topicref keys="isProblemSolved" href="isProblemSolved.dita"/>
</until><topicref keys="end" href="thanks.dita"/>
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Conclusion
DITAmapscanmodelallkinds oforganizational structures
Modelyourinformationtomaximizeyourusers'experience.
IntegratingIoT opensawholenewworldofpossibilities.
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