Using Ditaval files for conditional processing

For example, consider a documentation project with three conditions:

• Platform: Linux or Windows
• Audience: Sys_Admin or End_User
• Product: Product A or Product B

You could create one Ditaval file for each combination that you need to generate. For example, the following code shows the Ditaval file for generating the Administration Guide for Product A on Linux:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<val>
	<prop action="exclude" att="audience" val="end_user"/>
	<prop action="include" att="audience" val="sys_admin"/>
	<prop action="include" att="platform" val="linux"/>
	<prop action="exclude" att="platform" val="windows"/>
	<prop action="include" att="product" val="Product A"/>
	<prop action="exclude" att="product" val="Product B"/>
</val>

With the CCMS, you do not need to code the Ditaval file manually; you simply use the Ditaval view to create the file. You then apply the Ditaval file that you need when you generate the output for your maps.