¤ Training and Workshops
Suite Solutions offers a variety of courses and workshops. Feel free to email or call if you have any questions regarding the training, or if you wish to discuss a custom training class. We can mix and match training modules to train your team on the topics you need, when you need them.
DITA Open Source Toolkit: Training Webinars
June, 2009
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DITA Quick Start Workshop: Utrecht, Netherlands - Hosted in conjunction with iDTP
March 16-18, 2009
The DITA Quick Start Workshop is designed to get you up and running authoring, managing and publishing your content using DITA. The workshop is intensive, pragmatic and includes plenty of hands-on exercises. After completing the workshop, you will:
Be well grounded in the foundations of using DITA for documentation and training content
Have hands-on experience authoring DITA content and assembling topics into deliverables
Understand the basics of information architecture and be able to design your own content model, plan for reuse and achieve multi-purpose documents
Be able to publish your content into PDF and HTML-based formats using the DITA Open Toolkit
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DITA Quick Start Workshop: Wakefield, MA (near Boston) - Hosted in conjunction with XyEnterprise
February 3-5, 2009
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DITA Open Source Toolkit Workshop
Vancouver, Canada - Hosted in conjunction with Intentional Design
April 21-23, 2009
Given by an experienced consultant who’s slogged through the trenches on real projects, this workshop is intensive, technical, and useful with plenty of hands-on exercises.
Day 1: Nuts and Bolts of the DITA Open Toolkit (DITA-OT)
Day 2: Understanding and Configuring the FO Plug-In for Generating PDF
Day 3: Understanding and Configuring DITA-OT for Publishing HTML formats
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Ghent, Belgium (near Brussels) - Hosted in conjunction with Scripto
February 16-18, 2009
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North America: East Coast and West Coast
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To request a workshop in your area, please contact us.
Webinar Schedule
The DITA Open Source Toolkit Workshop is also offered as a series of webinars. Each webinar runs 3 hours with a short break in the middle.
You may pick any number or combination of webinars.
1. Nuts and Bolts of the DITA Open Toolkit
2. Understanding and Configuring the FO Plug-In for Generating PDF
¤Part 1: Introductory Level – Under the Hood
¤Part 2: Advanced Level – Making it Work for You
3. Understanding and Configuring DITA-OT for Publishing HTML formats
DITA Training and Workshops for Authors
Suite Solutions provides training courses that provide critical value to those using or considering using DITA.
See full outline below
Course Descriptions
DITA Open Toolkit Workshop
Day 1: Nuts and Bolts of the DITA Open Source Toolkit
DITA-OT Components
Installing the DITA-OT
Running the DITA-OT
Rendering outputs using different transtypes
Filtering output using DITAVAL
Using the DITA-OT with Antenna House and RenderX
Common Errors and Mistakes
Where to Go for Support: Online Resources
Getting Started with XSL, XSL-FO and XPath
Day 2: Understanding and Configuring the FO Plug-In for Generating PDF
Review of PDF Generation
Introduction to the FO Plug-in
Customizing the FO Plug-in
Customization Case Studies
Customizing for Localization
Configuration Issues
Debugging Tips
Day 3: Understanding and Configuring DITA-OT for Publishing HTML formats
Overview of HTML Formats: Web, HTML Help, JavaHelp, Eclipse Help
Review of DITA-OT Components
Overview of Transtypes and Files Generated for Each Format
Customizing HTML Output
Getting Started with CSS
Case Studies and Samples
Overview: Publishing via FrameMaker DITA-FMx, WebWorks, Robohelp
DITA Training and Workshops for Authors
Day 1: DITA Overview
Day 2: Moving Ahead with DITA
Day 3: Filtering and Publishing
DITA Tool Chain
Overview of the DITA Open Toolkit
Rendering outputs using different transtypes
Filtering output using DITAVAL
Common Errors and Mistakes
Examples and Exercises
Understanding and Implementing Information Architecture
Designing, building and maintaining a coherent information architecture is critical to proper planning, creation, management and delivery of documentation and training content. This is especially true when your content is based on a modular or topic-based model such as DITA and SCORM or if you are migrating to such a model.
But where to start? Terms such as “taxonomy”, “semantics” and “ontology” can be intimidating, and recognized standards like RDF, OWL, Topic Maps (XTM) and SKOS seem so abstract. This pragmatic workshop will provide an overview of the standards and concepts, and a chance to use them “hands-on” to turn the abstract into tangible skills. We will demonstrate how a well-designed information architecture facilitates reuse and how the information model is integrally connected to conditional and multi-purpose publishing.
We will introduce an innovative, comprehensive methodology for information modeling and content development called SOTA – Solution Oriented Topic Architecture. SOTA does not aim to be yet another new standard, but rather a concrete methodology backed up with open-source and accessible tools for using existing standards. We will demonstrate – and practice hands-on – how this powerful methodology can help not only organize and express information but is used to determine which content actually needs to be created or updated, and build documentation and training deliverables from your content based on rules you define.
This workshop is essential for successfully implementing topic models like DITA and SCORM, multi-purpose conditional publishing, and successfully facilitating content reuse.
Understanding and Using FrameMaker with DITA
Syllabus:
Installing and setting up the DITA-FMx Plug-in
Overview of the DITA components and their function: configuration files, template, EDD, struct files, input/output rules, etc.
Authoring topics using FrameMaker
Creating and maintaining maps
Configuring and publishing via the DITA Open Source Toolkit
Methods for conditional publishing
Adding DITA specializations
Differences between DITA-FMx and FM 8 DITA support
This workshop can be fine-tuned to your specific needs and starting level of the attendees.
As an option, additional training may be provided focusing on publishing context-sensitive help and other publishing and integration topics.
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