Topic-oriented Structuring

1 day

Concepts and strategies

Producers of documentation are confronted by the challenges that come with the ever increasing scope of documentation, new requirements, and immense costs. Consequently, there is enormous pressure to find solutions to these problems. Production costs must decrease, the quality of documentation must increase, and more flexibility is required to effectively meet the needs of users.

One solution is provided by topic-oriented structuring, which is well-known in the world of online help. This method aims to isolate and describe each topic as an individual building block, independent of its context. A successful classification of topics means that correctness is easier to check and that topics are easier to reuse. From a collection of “good” topics, the appropriate documents can be put together flexibly and on demand for various target groups, purposes, and output media.

Course Objectives After the course, you will know the principle of topic oriented structuring and conventional topic classes. Audience Authors and those who are responsible for technical documentation. Prerequisites No previous knowledge required. Prices on request Dates on request Please contact our training center for further information.		Contents What is a topic? Linking topics Topic-based information structures Structuring topic contents Continuation Courses Online Help – Basic Course DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) DITA and FrameMaker