FrameMaker Structured Application Development Training

• XML Import/Export Class Overview
  • Structured FrameMaker Feature Review
  • XML Import and Export
  • Structured FrameMaker Training
  • Prerequisites
  • Documentation
  • Opening the Structure Application Developer's Guide
• XML Import/Export Preview
  • XML Import
    • Opening an XML Document
    • Opening an XML Document as a Structured FrameMaker Book
    • Opening an XML Document as Text in FrameMaker
  • XML Export
    • Exporting XML
    • Insignificant Differences in Markup
    • Converting Multiple Documents
  • Working with Document Types
    • Creating an EDD from a DTD
    • Updating an Existing EDD When a DTD Changes
    • Creating a DTD from an EDD
  • XML Applications
    • Opening the XML Application File
    • Associating an XML Application with a Document
    • Specifying an XML Application in an EDD
  • Import and Export Without an XML Application
    • Importing an XML Document Without an XML Application
    • Exporting an XML Document With No XML Application
  • Three Approaches to XML Applications
• Read/Write Rules
  • The $STRUCTDIR Directory
  • The DocBook Starter Kit
  • Inspecting the DocBook Read/Write Rules
  • Read/Write Rule Files
    • Creating a New Read/Write Rules File
    • Creating Structured Read/Write Rules
    • Specifying Read/Write Rules
    • Checking Read/Write Rules
• Elements and Attributes
  • Containers and Their Attributes
  • Rules for Elements
  • Changing Default Names
  • Including XML Declarations and DTDs
  • Using an External DTD
  • Including an Existing DTD in an Exported Document
  • Exporting an XML Declaration
• Object Elements: Graphics
  • XML Attributes for Representing FrameMaker Graphics
  • Handing Graphics with the Default XML Representation
  • Using Attributes to Specify Formatting Properties
  • Varying the XML Representation
  • Changing the DTD for a Graphic Element
  • Working with File and Entity Attributes
  • Changing Attribute Declared Values
  • Using Defaults Instead of Attributes
  • Specifying FrameMaker Formatting Properties in Read/Write Rules
  • Using the Implied Value Rule
  • Using the FM Property Rule
  • Changing Attribute Names and Possible Values
  • Changing Attribute Names and Values for Formatting Properties
  • Preserving Entity Names in FrameMaker
  • Specifying Export Options
  • Specifying FacetDependent Rules
• Tables
  • Three Representations of Tables
  • The Structured FrameMaker Table Model
  • Using the FrameMaker Table Structure in XML
  • CALS Tables
  • Importing and Exporting CALS Tables
  • Simplified XML Tables
  • Importing and Exporting Simplified XML Tables
• Entities
  • Classifying Entities
  • Parameter Entities
  • Internal XML Text Entities
  • Importing and Exporting Internal XML Text Entities
  • External XML Text Entities
  • Using Read/Write Rules to Import a Book
  • Using Processing Instructions to Import a Book
  • Exporting Processing Instructions for a Book
  • Exporting a Book Without Processing Instructions
  • Internal SDATA Entities
  • Importing and Exporting SDATA Entities
  • External Data Entities
• A Few More Rules and Details
  • CrossReferences
  • Exporting and Importing CrossReferences
  • Marker Elements
  • Exporting Marker Elements
  • Checking for Errors in an XML Document
  • Parsing an XML Document
  • Other Import/Export Capabilities
  • Marked Section Declarations
• Defining XML Applications
  • Using Multiple XML Application Files
  • Specifying XML Applications
  • Specifying Defaults
  • Delivering Applications

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.