Configure the location of the DITA-OT catalog

When you install the Output Generator, you need to configure the location of the catalog for the DITA-OT version you are using.

The Output Generator needs the DITA-OT catalog to parse the content sent by the CCMS.

Note: You can support multiple versions of the DITA-OT, as long as your DTDs are the same in all the versions. If you are using multiple versions of the DITA-OT, enter only one of the versions in the file below. You can enter any version you are using.

To configure the DITA-OT catalog to use in your deployment:

  1. Open the %OutputGenDir%/data/catalogs/catalog-dita-outgen.xml file.
    Note: If this is the first time that you are installing the Output Generator, open the catalog-dita-outgen.xml.empty file and save it as catalog-dita-outgen.xml (remove the empty suffix).
  2. Set the <nextCatalog> value to the location of the DITA-OT catalog-dita.xml file.
    By default, the Output Generator uses the DITA-OT 2.3.1 catalog. If you are not using DITA-OT 2.3.1 in your deployment, you need to specify the location of the catalog for the DITA-OT version you are using. For example:
    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
<catalog xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:entity:xmlns:xml:catalog" prefer="public">

<!-- Make sure only one of the following catalog is uncommented -->
<nextCatalog catalog="../DITA-OT1.8.5/catalog-dita.xml"/>
<!--<nextCatalog catalog="../dita-ot-2.3.1/catalog-dita.xml"/>-->

</catalog>
    Note: The directory nomenclature used by the DITA-OT changed between versions 1.8 and 2.x, so make sure to use the actual directory name on the Output Generator machine when setting up this field.
  3. Save and close catalog-dita-outgen.xml.