The xsl collection

The xslsub-collection within the system collection of the Content Repository contains files used to create topic previews, XSL style sheets, and an XSL reports template.

The html collection

The html collection contains topic previews.

When you view a preview of a topic, IXIASOFT CCMS creates a quick basic HTML rendering of the topic using a simple transformation contained in the system configuration.

Example of the show preview configuration files

If you are familiar with the XHTML plugin in the DITA Open Toolkit, many of the files in the html sub-collection will look familiar as well.

  • common collection

    This collection contains all of the translated strings for boilerplate text such as note labels.

  • xslhtml collection

    This collection contains style sheets that process the various DITA elements and attributes. It calls the dita2html.xsl style sheet.

  • dita2html.xsl

    This is the style sheet that calls all of the style sheets in the xslhtml collection.

  • dita2xhtml.xsl

    This is one of the style sheets that transform the DITA topic to the HTML preview.

  • preview.xsl

    This style sheet enables you to add customizations to the preview, such as changing the formatting of text.

The localization collection

The localization collection contains style sheets that are used to convert your DITA content to an XLIFF file for inclusion in a localization kit, which can then be sent of a translation vendor.

Likewise, when the XLIFF file comes back from your vendor, these style sheets enable it to be burst back into DITA topics upon import into the CCMS. The CCMS creates an XLIFF file only if your system is configured to use XLIFF as your translation file format.

The report collection

The report collection contains an XSL template that the CCMS uses to determine what information to include in reports created using the new Reports functionality.

You select it in the default Report editor when you are creating a new report based on a TEXTML query and a viewpoint.

Example of the report XSL template

The resource collection

The resource collection contains files that are used, along with those in the html subcollection, to generate a preview of a topic.

These file names might also be familiar to you from their counterparts in the DITA Open Toolkit.

  • commonltr.css

    This file is a cascading style sheets (CSS) file that formats the DITA elements for left-to-right directional languages.

  • commonrtl.css

    This file is a CSS file that formats the DITA elements for right-to-left directional languages.

  • delta.gif

    Appears to be no longer used by either the preview transform.

  • deltaend.gif

    Appears to be no longer used by either the preview transform.

  • messages.dtd

    This file is the DTD that validates messages.xml.

  • messages.xml

    This file is a list of error messages that the DITA Open Toolkit can display during a build.